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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-23
PARLoRS WERE THRoNGED.
MANY TOOK A CUP OF TEA WITH
THE SAVANNAH DAUGHTERS.

Visiting Members of the Daughters
of the COnfederacy. wives and
Daughters of Veterans and Some
of the Veterans Themselves Were
Entertained-LOcaI Members Wen
Pleased with the Success of Their
Efforts to Entertain-sOns of Vet
Grams Are Invited to Visit the
Guards Club Parlors This After
noOn-DecOratiOns and Relies 10
BE Found There.
The parlors of the Guards Club were
thronged yesterday afternoon with mem
bers of the local chapter of the Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy. visiting members
of the organization and the wives ana
daughters of veterans who are here to at
tend the reunion The entertainment was
voted great success, and Mrs. Margaret
Branch Sexton president of the savan-
nah Chapter, said she and the other MEM
bers are well satisfied thus far with the
result of their efforts to add to the pleas.
ure of the visitors.
number of the leading veterans were
also in attendance during the afternoon
dropping in from time to time for a cup
of tea or chocolate. Special inyitation
had been extended them by the chapter.
The Daughters were glad to welcome he
officers, and their visits were feature of
the afternoon.
It is more than likely that this after
noon viii prove additionally pleasant as
the chapter has decided 70 extend the in
vitation to visit the parlors TO the Sons
of Veterans. 1t was on account Of both
the Daughters and Sons having the same
objects in view as organizations ana their
being stirred by the same love fer the
Confederacy and devotion to its heroes
that the former decided to ask the latter
to visit the Daughters headquarters for
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-23
GEN. CLEMENT a. EVANS,
Commander of Georgia Division OF
Confederate Veterans.

Mai. Gen. Clement A. Evans, now COM
manding the Georgia Division of United
Confederate Veterans, was born in Stew
art county, Georgia, in 1888. A native Geor-
gian and a devoted Confederate soldier, he
has been steadfast in his devotion to the
Confederate cause.
Gen. Evans studied law in his youth, and
was admitted to the bar at very early
age, and eiected judge of the County Court
of Stewart county when he was &C. He
served term in the state Senate before
the outbreak of hosulities between the
states, and when the tocsin sounded em-
braced promptly the cause of his native
Georgia. His service during the war was
as valuable and as distinguished as has
been his subsequent career.
First commissioner major of the Thirty
first Georgia Regiment, then promoted col
onel, he was made brigadier general early
in 1861, and in the winter of the same year
rose to the command of his division. and
served as acting major general until the
war ended. Fills service was active and
constant during the war under Stonewall
jackson, Ewell, Early and Gordon, in the
campaigns of Virginia and the invasions
and battles of Pennsylvania and Maryland.
lie served with his own brigade from its
first organization to the last battle of the
Army of Northern Virginia, closing his
military career, in the capacity of major
general, in the last charge a Appomattox.
In the course of this service he was
wounded several times twice severely one
of his wounds not healing for eleven years
After the war he became Methodist
minister, and spent many years In the
ranks of the Georgia Conference, until
forced 10 retire by trouble from his old
wounds. Being an ardent Confederate,
Gen. Evans has given much attention to
- Of Sc hes a
of the organizers of the United Confeder-
ate Veterans. His interest in the true
history of the war has been shown by
frequent addresses in Richmond Charles
ton, Chattanooga, Birmingham and In
many places in his own state. In recognl-
ton of his interest in the truth of history,
he has been many years a member of the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-23

One OF the attractions Of the Midway IL
Mile Mile Christine the far-famea
two-headed woman.
'MlEie Christine was born in Whitviue
N. c. She Is possessed of two welI-formed
heads, four hands and arms four lower
limbs well formed in every particular.
,wo pairs of shoulders that blend into
one body, just below the shoulder blades.
forming but one woman, one spinal col
umn. Both heads speak four languages.
French, German, Italian and English.
She can converse on two different sub
1ects In two different languages, at the
same time. One head sings alto while the
other head sings soprano, She is well ed
ucated, has Travelled extensively an over
the globe has appeared before ali mem
bers OF royalty throughout Europe: was
commanded to appear before the royal
family at Buckingham Palace, and the
Prince and Princess of Wales, at MARI
borough House. She has attracted more
attention among the intelligent masses
than any other woman ever born to live.
She was examined AZ the Jefferson Med-
cal College, Philadelphia, before Drs. Fam
cost, Bliss, Dunglegon, Andrews, Gross
and others, who pronounced her the Won
der of the nineteenth century.
She VIII entertain her audience daily
between the hours of 2:30 and s, and 1880
and 10 p m. The admission Is IS cents
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-23

the cup of tea and social intermingling
with the local and visiting ladies.
The invitation of which the Daughters
took advantage yesterday morning. was
renewed yesterday afternoon and this
morning again the ladies will be al the
theater to attend to the convention. They
will occupy seats on the stage Mrs s
L. Gabbelt one of the most prominen mt
and Interesting of the visiting Daughters,
has been invited to address the veterans
on "The Cross of Honor" She has ac-
cepted, and her talk will doubtless prove
one of the features of the morning ses
sion.
Mrs Gabbett is custodian of the rtsses,
having been appointed at the recent gen
eral convention of the Daughters of the
Confederacy in Richmond. She is en-
thusiastic in her work, having undertaken
It in the determination 10 make it sue
cessful, aud the Veterans will doubtless
learn much from her to interest.
Throughout the morning there were rep
resentatives of the local chapter al the
club to receive visitors. But few APP
peared during that time, but with the
afternoon they began 20 arrive In num-
bers Indeed the expectations of the
members of the local chapter were more
than realized, more members from other
places registering than 1t was thought
would appear.
From until o'clock tea was served,
a number of the ladies offica ting. A very
handsome silver service was provided,
many ladies having made liberal tender
of their most elegant pieces for the oc-
casion. These, added to the beautiful
flower. flag and bunting decorations.
made the scene peculiarly attractive, and
the visitors INDUCED IN liberal comment
and congratulation upon the appearance
Of the room.
The same plan followed yesterday will
\. a
dies entertaining visitors all day long.
II is earnestly desired that all who may
desire will make the clubrooms their
headquarters, dropping In when so in
clned for a rest. In the afternoon there
win be the additional attraction of re-
freshments. while all the time ladies with
the attraction and tact that make perfect
entertainers may be found.
In a glass cabinet in the parlors are a
number of rare mementoes Of the Con
federacy. All are owned by Mrs. NJ Il
Robertson, who ten1ered them as a part
of the decorations. They are of vast inter
est TO Daughters and Sons and Veterans
themselves, and many found pleasure in
their examination.
Among the relics is an inkstand that was
used by Gen. Burton Harrison, secretary
to President Davis, in Washington, Ga.
Mrs Rober sons Old home; socks that
were made Of cotton from her plantation
for Confederate soldiers; a Testament for
rolders that was publ shed during the
war in Augusta; end many rare old books
and papers
Conspicuous among the relics Is a linen
bag whc Mrs. Gen. Bowen wore through
the Federal lnfs, permiss on having been
secured by her TO pass. In the bag which
was tied about her waist and underneath
her skirt, We're medicines ter SICK. There
is also a strip Of palmetto wood that came
from tree near Chsrl sion under which
the articles Of secession for South Caro-
Tina were signed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-23

Committee on. History of the United Con-
federate Veterans lie is a splendid ora
tor. and one of the most distinguished of
Georgia's sons.
Gen. Evans has been commander of the
Georgia Division of he United Confeder-
ate Veterans from 1899, and since his ac-
cession to the command he has Increased
the number of camps from twenty to 13O
Al the annual convention of the division
in Charleston, 1899, he was authorized to
form an Advisory Committee. and, with its
assistance, to suggest pan to sub-divide
the division into brlgades. Under this
paP 1t is expected that he division viii
enjoy perpetuIty as long as there are
any Coufederates to maintain it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-23

For twenty years DR. Hathaway has
been known throughout this country as
the greatest of all specialists in the treat
ment of those many distressing ailments
which make such inroads on the consti-
tuition of men and woman. During that
time he has treated more cases and cured
more patients than any twenty doctors in
the country combined.
Many of these people-in fact, the ma
jority of them-he has never seen. Many
Of them have lived thousands of miles
distant from this office, but by that Pc
culiar Unborn acouracy-of diagnosis which
the greatest physician must always have.
he has been able 10 tell, by means of cor
respcndence and his system of self-exan
nation blanks, the nature of the disease
and by applying to il his peculiar meth
ods-the result of his own discovery-he
has been enabled to bring about speedy
and permanent cures.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-23

gifted musicians appearing before the pub
lie to-day.
The Savannah Young MEMS Christian
Association has been fortunate IN secur-
ing for iis star course this winter some OF
the best talent that VIII visit this eection
TINS season The first attraction OF the
course IS the John Thomas Concert Com
pany, which will make It's first appearances
az the Guards Han Thanksgiving night.
Those who have tickets for the course can
get reserved seats for the entire season
al the Young Mems Christian Association
building next Monday morning at $50
o'clock The John Thomas Concert Com
pany Is composed Of John Thomas, humor-
let; Miss Edna Marie Goulland. soprano;
Miss Annie Webster Thomas and Charles
A. Ridgeway, pianist.
The Fadettes Woman's Orchestra of
Boston will be here Dec. u. This famous
organization is composed Of twenty talent
ed ladies under the direction of Mrs. Caro-
line Il. Nichols, and they have with them
Miss Bertha Webb colo vlolinist, and
Miss Anna White, solo cornetist
Jan. Miss Ida Bentley will make her
first bow before q Savannah audience but
she comes very highly recommended by
parties whose opinion the committee val
ues. She Is a reader. but she puts such
life into her character that her work must
not be confOunded with that of other read
eTs.
Charles r. UnderhilI win on Feb. 10 re-
turn TO our city and Dersonate the char
acterssof "a Midsummer Nights Dreams'
In scholarly attachments, artistic execu-
tong exquisite polish and repose Of man.
ner Mr.. Underhlll has few superlors
Mr.. George KEENAN, will bring the courses
70 a close March G. with his lecture on
Russian Political ExiIes." illustrated
with lantern slides. Mr. KEENAN, Is con-
sidered one Of the foremost lecturers on
travel In our country to-dnY
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-23
SERGT. JAspER's STATE.
"e Gallant Soldiers Home Traced
10 Halifax District.

A., ''or Morning News: Being in attend
,.- upon the Confederate veterans re-
-',' ana having heard sergt. Jasper
n '.oHed several times, / am surprised
a.. 4' " mas not been stated that he was a
',-'H OF Georgia. BY reference to the
, r.1"l'iN of the Charleston Year Book
da ma that on page 221 and 222. in the
' oi capt. Barnard EEiot. who COM
s @'ogl The Grenadier Company of the
In 'l south Carolina Regiment. that
Ha1si was enlisted by Capt. Elliot in
So county, Georgia.
Of pt., a. years ago learned from a letter
siit,+t N D. published in the Atlanta Com
part ~ g mat IN the olden lime the upner
CONF ~ 9creven and the whole az g2ariC,,,
fg5o1 was known as "Eallfax sy%
wor,b recent article of CHARLES Edo
Of F.r zones learn that from the mouth
Sorers, creek Unto Ogeechee river. In
tnoy. county, 10 the parish Of ST Pani
'HspfSo,'unty Of Richmond) was known az
8aria', wet acquainted with The people os
ha ma Sereven counties. and know
found FER as sir-name Is not 10 be
00l as a given name it is frequent
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-23
GEN. p. M'GLAsHAN,
The Man Who Originated the Geor-
Eia Division Reunion.

The Man Who Originated the Geor-
Gia Division Reunion.
Brig. Gen. Peter Alexander Selkirk Me-
Glashan was born in Edinburgh, Scotland
May 1s, 1880. He was the son Of James
McGlashan an old Waterloo veteran, and
afterward, merchant in Edinburgh, the
grandson of Peter McGlashan, last chief
of the clan Of that name. He emigrated
through Savannah in 1S48 TO the West
and in 1856 joined his fortunes with Gen.
Walker in Nicaragua. After the failure Of
the Walker expedition, young McGlashan.
returned to the United States and engage
ed in business in Thomasville, Ga. At
the outbreak Of the war between the
states, he Joined the Twenty-ninth Geor-
gia Regiment, in service on the coast;
afterwards the Fiftleth Georgia Regi-
ment and was elected first Lieutenant Of
Company h. He went to Virginia In
June, 1862, and participated IN all the
campaigns Of the Army Of Northern Vir-
ginia until April 5, 1865, meanwhile rising
in rank from first Lieutenant to brigadfer
general his commission as brigadier gem
eral being the last signed by President
Davis before the fan Of Richmond He
was wounded In the battles Of sharps-
burg and Cedar Creek. was captured at
Sailors Creek and sent 10 prison at
Johnson's Island; was In the capitol pris-
on. in Washington, the night that Presl-
dent Lincoln was assassinated; was re-
leased from prison Aug %. 1865, and re-
entered business in Thomasvllle, Ga, of
which city he was elected Mayor in 1865:
was elected captain Of the Thomasville
Guards in 1874; moved to Savannah in 1885.
and has since resided here
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-23
CAPT. DAGGETT GENERATED.
Coroner's Jury Relieves Him From
All blame In Ferryboat Accident

COrOner's Jury Relieves Him From
All blame In Ferryboat Accident
The friends of Capt. Dagsett Of the
steamship City of Augusta win be graft
fed TO know that he has been completely
exonerated Of all blame in connection with
the sinking of the ferryboat Chicago in
New York hartor recently, as the result
OF q coll sion with the Augusta.
Vice President Egan received the fol-
lowing Dispatch yesterday afternoon from
Superintendent Lefebre of the Ocean
Steamship Company, giving the result OF
the Investigation Of tie accident by the
coroners jury In New York city,
Decision of coroner's jury places res
possibility of accident entirely with Chi
caeo. Capt. Daggett exonerated from an
blame"
This Is no more than Cart. Daggetts
friends here expected The report of the
steamboat inspectors in New York upon
the accident, which was made about a
week 60 also relieved Capt Daggett from
all blame.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-23
TO ALL VISITORS.

There are many people in Savannah .his
week who have come from long distances.
some of them needing the treatment of a
great specialist. They are suffering from
some form Of blood poisoning or nervous
debility, or are undertoned from loss OF
vital force. To all these DR. Hathaway ex-
tends not only an invitation to cali at his
office for examination and consulta ton
absolutely without cost of any kind but
he also extends to them the assurance OF
an absolute cure.
When asked recently by the editor of
one of our leading newspapers what he re-
garded as the noblest purpose of man.
DR.. Hathaway said
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-23

From he Philadelphia Press.
London, Nov. l9.-Two more remarkable
cures Of blindness by means of electricity
as applied by Professor suens are re-
Ported. One man. for fourteen years to-
tally bind. Is row atle to read coarse
printing. A girl. 10 year old and blind
five years, is able TO walk about and
recognize friends. Several other cases are
reported where people nearly blind are
able 10 see perfectly.
Stiens has been on the idea thirteen
years and eight years ago discovered an
electrical appliance BY which The blind
were made to see light Since then he
has been experimenting with more prac-
ticaf results
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-23

ly to be met with and some of the best
men in those counties have Jasper as their
given names Furthermore it appears
that Jasper was well known to be a Geor-
gian, as evidenced by the fact that we
have in our state Jasper county and the
town of Jasper. In Savannah there Is to
be found the Jasper monument and Jasper
ward. That these facts are known to
some, I do not doubt. / only desire that
they shall be known to all Georglans.
Nov. %. 1893. Thomas M Berrien.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-23
FOR PosTOFTICE joins.
Five Applicants Took Civil Service
Examination.

A civil service examination for positions
in the postofhee was held yesterday In
the United States Court room OF the Gus
tom House, by Mr.. Harry Rawls. secre-
tary Of the examining board, There were
five applicants. four for elerkships ana
one for the position Of carrier. There was
one lady among the applicants the other
four being men, two white ana two col
ored.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-23

shabby and rugged. but the white stii
reminds US of the purity OF our purpose
The red bars are there, dmmed but not
effacedi the red badge OF courage, the
scarlet emblem of suffering. and look you,
the blue, emblem OF hope, of eternity, Is
fading into gray
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-23
A CURE FOR ALL.

To DIR. Hathaway no case is hopeless.
His method of treatment cures
There are no failures.
1t is as accurate as the laws of nature
In fact it is simply an adaptation of the
laws of nature-of the laws of health.
His system is his own.
He discovered it, he has perfected 1t,
and he applies it,
The medicines he uses are ali prepared
under his personal direction in his own
laboratory from his own formulas.
Every case is treated Individually ac-
cordiug to its need.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-23
'TO MAKE OTHER MEN AND wO-
MEN WELL AND HAPPY"

This is not alone DR.. Hathaway's Dur
pose-this is his method; this is his life
work. 1t is to give to the weak to the
suffering. to the dispirited, new life, new
hope, new ambition, new power to be Of
better and greater use.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-23
TREE CONSULTATION.

And with all this, DR.. Hathaway makes
one low fee, which covers all ccst of med
icines and services until a complete cure
is effected.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-23
All DISEASES CURED.

Dr. Hathaway treats all diseases. those
peculiar to men and those peculiar to wo-
men, as well as Catarrh, rheumatism,
diseases Of women, Kidney complaints llc-
zema and all forms of lingering and chron-
ic disorders,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-23
YARICoCnLE AND sTnICTURE.

Dr. Hathaway's success in the treat
ment of Varicocee and Structure without
the aid of knife of cautery is phenomenal
The patient is treated by this method at
his own home without pain or loss Of time
from business. This is positively the only
treatment which cures Without an opera
ton Dr. Hathaway calls the particular
attention of sufferers from Varicocele ami
Structure 10 pages q, %, g. 30 and 81 of
his new book which will be sent free on
application.
DR.. Hathaway can be consulted daily in
his offices at 25A Bryan street, Savannah,
Ga.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-23

The lyceum work of the South has done
much 10 elevate che tastes for entertain-
mems OF high and ennobling order. BY
this means many cities have been enabled
to hear some of the finest scholarship and
greatest thinkers and orators of our cOun-
try, aud also some Of the most highly
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-23

Roland Reed wiz play his annual e.
gagement In Savannah next Wednesda
night "The play will be, Lend N
Your Wife" II gives Mr.. Reed and h
associates excellent opportunities, and II
story is amusing and entertaining Cap
Abner Tarbox is "a character adnira hi
adapted to Mr.. Reeds quaint style an
method. and the story Is entertaining. NJ
Reed will have the assistance of thf
charming actress, Isadore Rush.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-02

is no longer one of enervating repose.
Amid lot of mongrel oaths and with
not so much effort as one would put
forth in auSord nary refining of a single
hOrse, q desert teamster will, by means
Of his rope jerk-line, direct his caval-
cade of horses and mules about sharp
turn in q road SO accurately that a
string may be run straight from the
nigh leaders, head to the teamster's
seat, and it will touch the nigh ear OF
every nigh horse in the team. Many
of the curves in the rough roads
through canons are SO sharp that each
span of animals will actually jump
over the chain that holds the spans
together, and will throw it's strength
outward from the inner canon wall so
as to haul the lum herring wagons safely
around the narrow curve.
The average pay of desert teamsters
in California ia about S1O5 month. In
Arizona, however, it ranges higher,
but with more work to do. The swan
pers in California. and the territories
get from $40 to S85 month. The men
with the freight wagons generally fur
nish their own food, but some mining
insist on furnishing food to
their freighters, because the work the
men perform demands the very best
fare, and men on the deserts are in
clined to save money by buying cheap
food
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-02
Discovered By a Woman.

Another great discovery has been
made, and that, too. by lady In this
country. Disease fastened it's clutch es
upon her and for seven years she with
stood it's severest tests, but her vital
organs were undermined and death
seemed imminent. For three months
she couRhed necessarily, and could not
sleep. She finally discovered a way to
recovery, by purchasing of US bottle
of DR. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption, and was SO much relieved on
taking first dose. that she slept all
night: and with two bottles. has been
absolutely cured. Her name is Mrs.
Luther Lutz." Thus writes w. G..
aamnick & Co., of Shelby, N. G. Trial
bottles free at Irwin & Co.'S Drug Store.
Regular size, SOC and S1.OO. Every
bottle guaranteed.