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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-01
WILL FIGHT AUG. II.
Corcoran and Pearce Met and Signed
Their Agreement.

George L. Pearce arrived yesterday
and the sports are well pleased with his
looks. They believe there is a man
matched against Corcoran now who will
give him all he is looking for Not that
Corcoran hasn't his admirers and those
who are confident in him still, but Pearce
seems to be more of a man thar most of
those who have gone up against Tommy
in the past. There are those who have
been pretty true TO Corcoran through all
the fights he has figured in in Savannah,
yet are ready now to put their money on
Pearce.
Pearce seems to have all the confidence
in himself that one could wish. He was
talking with few of the sporting men
yesterday when one of them remarked
that he believed Corcoran would have an
easy thing. BET you anything from a
hundred 10 a thousand that I'll lick him, -
remarked Pearce, and, running his hand
into his pocket, he flashed roll that
looked good for a thousand. He doesn't
appear TO be in an immediate need of
funds. and that is sign that the sporting
men like pretty well. as it is a Bit of a
change from what they find themselves
up against as a rule when they attempt
to make match between fighters.
Corcoran came over Sunday from
Charleston. where he had been at work
on a dredge He gave UP his job in or
der to get in training for his fight. He
end Pearce got together yesterday and
had talk about matters, and they had
chance to size each other up. Coreo-
ran seemed about as confident as Pearce
They have both been up against good
ones, and Corcoran says he has had just
as tough propositions to meet as appears
to await him in this case.
The men agreed to fight % rounds at
the Theater on Aug IT, They will be
looking for a decision and it may be con-
fdently expected that some fine work
in the f1stic line may be seen. Corcoran
Is so well known to the sport-loving pub
lie that it is useless 10 say anything
bout the way he forces fighting, stands
hard knocks and generally makes the
man in the ring with him look like a
deuce. Pearce is a gentlemanly looking
chap, taller and a little heavier than Cor
coran, and he looks as though he will
be able to give a good account of HIM
self He proved too much for Jack Nc
Cullough, who, ii will he recalled, won
from Corcoran in Savannah on a foul
Pearce says Mccullough was smooth
fighter, but he didn't seem to be able
to stand the gait. That was just what
those who saw his fight with Corcoran
believed. for he was shifty, and adopted
tactics that did not please the crowd in
his effort to evoid punishment.
Aug II will doubtless be hot, but it is
expected that there will be good crowd
al the Theater, nevertheless. Those who
have taken charge of the arrangements
have haG experience in that line and it
is safe to say that they will have no trou-
BILE III pulling off the bout in the most ap-
proved manner. Those who attend may
expect nothing else than the very best
possible arrangements.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-01
CHALK NINE IN GEORGIA.
One Is Now being worked Success
fully in Tviggs County.

Did you know" said Commissioner of
Agriculture o. B. Stevens TO a Morning
News reporter yesterday, that chalk was
now being shipped from Georgia to man
ufactories of the North and East?"
There are large deposits of chalk in
Twiggs county, about twenty miles from
Macon, that were recently discovered. and
that are now being worked. The chalk is
being taken out by the carload and used
principally in the manufacture of paper.
1t is blasted out in large blocks, as is
stone from a quarry, the chalk being pure
white and of the best quality. 1t is the
only deposit in this country, that I know
of, that is now being worked"
Commissioner Stevens and Maj. G. NJ.
Ryals left on the Central train last night
for Dublin, where the annual meeting Of
the State Horticultural Society will be
convened to-day. The peach industry and
the obstacles to its success and expansion
IN Georgia are among the important ques-
lions that will be discussed by the society
q its meeting this year.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-01
GROCERY COMPANY BANKRUPT.
Petition Filled by Its Creditors
Against Abercorn Company.

petition in involuntary bankruptcy
was filed in the Uni,ed States District
Court yesterday against the Abereorn
Grocery Company and copy of the pc
tition served upon the president of the
company, Mr. Il. Van Wagenen-
The retitioning creditors are James NJ
Dixon & Co. who hold an unpaid account
OF SEQ for merchandise John J. hewitt
who is The owner of two of the company's
noes, aggregating in amount $500 and
A. Waring Lawton. who is the owner Of
a note signed by the company. for $3.50.
The notes are represented in the petition
10 be for money loaned and advanced to
the company.
The petition recltes that the company
committed an act of bankruptcy by con-
Tossing ia writing, OF July 80 that it was
unable to meet its present obligations and
by then and there consentng, also in
writing, to the administration of its as
sets in a bankruptcy court. 1t is alleged
that as a matter Of fact the company is
iusolvent and unable TO pay the debts it
owes and which are now due. The pc
titiouing creditors are represented by
Messrs. G. T. & J. T. Cam.
There were a number of prominent clti-
zens in the company. Mr.. T. w. Lyons
who was manager of the business will go
with the Branch Grocery Company.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-01
Rhine and MoseIIe wine.

The fine French wines in bottles are i'm
ported direct from the we'll known house
of Everest, Dupont Co., Bordeaux,
France. by Lippman Bros. of this city.
Lippman Bros. desire to cali attention to
che St. Julien brand of claret wine, which
is very nne, but quite low-priced.
Their Chateau Leoville is known as one
of the finest claret wines imported to the
United States.
Lippman Bros importations of Rhine
wines are certainly worth the attention
of connoisseurs. They are from the cele-
brated wine grower Martin Deutz of
Frankfort-on-the-M Main, Germany.
His Bodenheim Rhine wine Is very nice
and delicious, but low price
His Marcobrunner Cabinet from select
ed grapes, is well worth the attention of
the finest judges of Rhine wine in the city.
His Yohannisburger Cabinet is very deli
cate and rare, and is perfection of wine
and the finest of all.-ad
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-01
CITY BREVITIEs.

The case of Tom Minea, Mike Sofa. and
Chandos Ross, charged with the attack
made the night before on John Tanner at
Liberty and Lincoln streets, was up be-
fore the Recorder yesterday, but was con-
tinued for hearing later in the week.
The pair of shoes offered by Marks as a
prize in the guessing contest at Barbee
81 Bandy's, at Isle of Hope last night, was
won by Mr.. Joe Bond on a guess of 235.
Five pounds of candy by Conida will be
the prize in the ladies' guessing contest
Friday night.
Millea, yesterday in discussing the at
tack, said that there had been bad blood
between himself and friends and Tanner
for some time, but that the meeting Mon
day night was accidental. There woul1
have been no attack, he said but for the
vile terms that were applied by Tanner
to himself and friends.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-01
SENT BACK HIS BLOODY CUFF.
DR.. SMITHS SUPPOSED AssAILANT
RETURNED 1T WITH NOTE.

sent the Gun to Police superintend-
ent screVen with the Request That
He Deliver IL TO DR.. smtth--The As
sauIt Upon the Doctor the sequel
to Previous Difficulty in Atlanta.
Or. smith Gone to WaycrOss.
The mys erious attack made upon Dr..
]. l.. Smith last Saturday night, has been
partially explsined by the receipt by Po-
lice Superintendent Screven. of a bloody
cuff. accompanied by an unsigned note.
saying that the cum had been taken on
,he night of the attack through mistake,
By one of the party. and asking that il
be returned to Or. Smith.
On the cuff WIS written 10 Or. Smith.
a note in effect. that he should take the
attack as a warning, and that the sooner
he left the state. and the further he went
from it the better it would be for him. As
in the case of the note to the superintend-
cut, this communication, too, was unsign-
ed.
The package in which both note and
cuff came was dated Atlanta, and in this
way. DR.. Smith thinks he is able to
solve the motives that led to the attack
and the people VINO made it.
The attack seems to be the sequal
to difficulty the doctor had
in Atlanta some months ago, which
was of such nature that though
he was satisfied he could straight
en- matters by an appeal to the courts
he declined to do rather than bring the
name OF a friend into the prominence that
such a course would have assured. DR..
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-01
AN INSTANTANEOUS VERDICT.
City Court Jury Found for Defend
ant in the Read Damage Case.

The trial of the case of L. S. Read
was resumed in the City Court yesterday
morning and resulted in verdict for the
defendants, which was returned by the
jury shortly before o'clock.
Several witnesses testified when court
convened of the difficulty between the
plaintiff, Read, and the motorman of the
car upon which he was a passenger
Other witnesses testified to the second
difficulty which occurred after Lipford
the motorman, had left his car and was
no longer on duty, ar the transfer office
of the company, on the corner of Price
and Bolton streets. The consensus of
the evidence was TO the effect that Read
had come to the office with the apparent
intention of renewing the difficulty, and
that the first words he spoke had been
profane and abusive. Lipford was eat
ing his supper at the time. He got up,
threw the negro out into the street and
inflicted a severe thraShing.
The arguments were made by Col. P.
W. Meldrim, for the plaintiff, and Mr.. w.
w. Osborne. for the defendants. Col.
Meldrm's plea in the behalf of his client
was a strong and eloquent one but it
did not serve to remove from the minds
of the jury the impression that the beat
ing that Lipford had administered to
Read was entirely and thoroughly well
deserved.
Judge Norwood began his charge to the
jury at 1870 o'clock, and a few minutes
before 2 the jury retired. The verdict
for the defendants was reached almost as
soon as the jury reached it's room That
the agreement had been so nearly instan-
taneous was a surprise to the court spec
tators, though most of them were already
Of the opinion that the deliberations of
abe jurymen would not consume any very
great length of time. Messrs. Myers and
Fall, against whom the suit was brought,
were the owners at the time of the oc-
currence upon which it was based of the
old Electric Railway Company of Savan-
nah.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-01
SPORTS BY POLITICIANS.
Baseball. Jumping and CakewaIk
by Forest Citys and Southsiders.

Baseball, Jumping and Cnkewalk
by Forest Citys and SOuthsiders.
The challenge for game of baseball
to be played at Tybee Aug. which was
sent Monday TO the Forest City indie
pendent Club by the Southside Club has
been accepted and yesterday the money
was posted Beside the ball game there
will he other attractions as may be seen
from the challenge which is as follows:
TO James Lane, manager of the Forest
City Independent Baseball Club. and
Chas, Touissaint, captain. Gentlemen:
The Southside Club hereby challenges
your club for a match game of baseball
to be played on Tybee Island, Aug. 9, the
date of your picnic. for a sum of $50,
same to be placed in the hands of Alder
man James NJ. Dixon.
we further challenge your club to a
championship athletic contest. the events
TO consist of a long and a high jump:
hop, step, and jump; and high kick, for
the sum of S25
We also challenge you to a champion
ship cake walk and will enter one. two or
three couples whichever will suit you, for
the sum of $25." (signed) j. Robert Crea-
mer, manager of the Southside Club"
The only stipulation that is made in the
challenge is that each candidate for
athletic or terpsichorean houors must be
a bona fide member of the club under
whose auspices he wishes to compete. 1t
is said that some of the entries will be
quite a surprise when they are declared
and will be even more of surprise by
the ability which it is expected they will
display in the race for prizes This ahili-
ty, it is said will shine with a particular
and peculiar lustre in the event of the
cakewalk where several we'll known
politicians WILL to the melodies of rag
time music disport themselves in all the
standard and newest figures of the sene-
gambisn extravaganza.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-01
HenlthfuIness Unsurpassed Mt Wes-
Ieyan Female College, Macon, Ga.

1t is said that among the $50 young la
dies at this institution last year, there
was not a single case of protracted sick
ness. This speaks volumes for the eli
mate of Macon. For this reason, as well
as because the Wesleyan is in the fore
front of Southern colleges. the people of
the North are beginning to send their
daughters 20 this noble old institution.
See the advertisement of the Wesleyan
in this issue of the News.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-01
FOUGHT THEIR OWN MOTION.
Counsel for Defendant in Wells
Damage Shit Embarrassed.

Counsel for Defendant in Wells
Damage Suit Embarrassed.
The motion for new trial in the case
of Rebecca Wells, against the Brush Elec-
trio Light and Power Company was set
for a hearing before Judge Norwood IN
the City Court on yesterday The hear
ing developed an interesting and amusing
state of affairs.
At the present term of the court the
case was tried for the third or fourth
time, and me Plaintiff recovered YER
die against the company for 81 $50. This
was materially less than the verdicts that
had been rendered in favor of the plant
if at previous trials, and it was as un-
satisfactory to MeSsrs. Twiggs & oliver.
who represented the plaintiff, as it was
TO Messrs Saussy & Saussy and A. c..
Wright, who represented the defendant
company. A motion for a new trial was
made by counsel for the defendant and.
as has been stated, the hearing upon the
motion was set for yesterday.
On yesterday, then, Judge Norwood was
prepared 10 hear the arguments, and
Messrs. Wright and Saussy We're present,
to look after the interests of the defend
ant, and Judge Twiggs, those of the
formal motion for a new trial
Il will save counsel the trouble of maxi
ing an argument" said Judge Twiggs.
I'VE are of the opinion that the verdict
is contrary to the evidence, as is set OUT
in this motion, and we consent to the
grant of a new trial"
Every we'll then" said Judge Norwood,
the new trial is granted. Take an or
der, Mr.. Wright, directing that this be
done"
Put" said Mr.. Wright, your Honor
is bound TO refuse this motion because
of your rulings in former trials of the
case. 1t would be inconsistent for you 20
do otherwise"
But counsel for the plaintiff" inter-
jected the court, consents to the grant
of a new trial, and agrees with you that
the verdict returned is contrary to the
evidence"
We'll" said Mr.. Wright, IT think Your
Honor ought to refuse the motion. l can
show you authorities for this position -
Mr.. Saussy added his voice TO that of
Mr.. Wright in favor of refusing the nae.
ton that they had themselves made, and
Judge Twiggs objected to the court refus-
ing it. This placed counsel for the de-
PENDANT in rather an equivocal position
but they were unable to see it in that
light. After some further legal contro-
versy it was decided that the hearing
should be continued until Friday, when
o<her developments are expected.
1t is. of course, the plan of counsel for
the defendant TO have the case go 10 the
supreme Court upon ruling refusing a
new trial when the verdict granted is of
comparatively small amount. If the Su-
preme Court should affirm the grant of
the judgment founded on this verdict, the
defendant would not be nearly so bad off
as If verdict for a larger amount should
chance to be affirmed The position of
counsel for the plaintiff is that If the
plaintiff is entitled to anything, she is
entitled to much more than was granted
her by the verdict Of the last jury.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-01

First. If well, keep well by taking
Johnson's Tonic. If sick, get well by TAX
ing Johnson's Tonic.
Second. Wise men insure their lives;
wiser men insure their health by using
Johnson's Tonic.
Third. Johnson's Tonic is a family
phvsician, ready to answer ten thousand
calls at once. Its fee is only so cents and
the good it does is beyond human reckon,
ing.
Fourth. Johnson's Tonic costs so cents
a bottle if it cures. Not a single cent il
it does not.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-01
NO LET Up FoR HOT WEATHER.
seventy Marriage Licenses Were Is
sued During Month of July.

Seventy marriage licenses were issued
by Clerk Frank E. Keilbach. of the Court
of Ordinary, to couples who contemplated
entering the holy estate of matrimony dur
ing the month Of July. OF the licenses is
sued twenty-seven were to white and for
ty-three to colored applicants.
The record is good one for July. In the
same month last year but sixty licenses
were Issued Of which fifteen were to
white and forty-tive to colored applicants
The marriages among the whites have in
creased by twelve, while those among the
colored portion of the population have
slightly decreased in number,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-01
SET PASSENGERS IN A FURRY.
Man with n Pistol Caused Excite
ment ON TNbee Train.

d. ]. Lane, white, a passenger on the
Tybee train that left the island for the
city at $40 O'Clock last night, when near
the city fired four shots from his pistol
TO the CONSERVATION of the other passen-
gers. Their fears were unfounded, how
ever as Lane made no attempt to shoot
anyone, but fired merely 10 vent the ex-
uberance of his spirits. superabundance
of which had been engendered by his trip
to the beach. When the train reached
the depot Patrolmau Lovett arrested
Lane, who will have the opportunity be
fore the Recorder of explaining why he
did il.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-01
For Tcrrorining a Funeral.

George Bonaparte, colored, who several
days ago terrorized funeral procession
at one of the out of town colored ceme-
teries by refusing TO allow Rev. Dawson.
colored, to conduct the services, was or
rested yesterday by an officer of Magis-
trate Wickham's Court, on warrant
sworn out by Dawson, charging Bona
parte with interfering with a religious
service. The case will be heard in the
Magistrates Court this afternoon at 4
o'clock.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-01
DIsORDERLY HOUSE RAIDED.
Police Trying TO Clear Out had
Netghborhood.

The police did such rushing business
during the early morning hours yesterday
that when the Recorder convened court
twenty-five prisoners were on the docket.
Five of these were women ar
rested for keeping disorderly
house in Perry lane. This is
the second or third house that has been
raided in the same locality within the last
month. The neighborhood has a bad rep
utation and the police are determined 10
Improve it by breaking up, as far as pos
sible, all of the disorderly houses. The
Recorder is in sympathy with this move
ment and yesterday gave the women SEN
fences of $40 or fifteen days each.
Fletcher Rivers, colored, charged with
thrashing his wife, was continued. The
remainder of the cases were Of minor char
acter, consisting mainly of DRINKS, dis
orderles and street fights.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-01

North or West, address the undersigned
for lowest rates to all points via Balt-
more and Ohio Railroad QRoyal Blue Line).
finest. fastest and safest trains in the
world. Arthur G. Lewis, s. P. A, Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad (Under At
lantic Hotel.) Norfolk, Va.-ad
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-01

About Tetterine, DR.. NJ. L. Fielder of Ec-
lectic p. o., Gilmore county, Alabama
says: IL know 1t 10 be a radical cure for
letter, salt rneum, eczema and all kindred
diseases of the skin and scalp. never
prescribe anything else in all skin trou-
bles." Send SOC in stamps for a box of IT,
postpaid, to the manufacturer, j. T. Shup-
trine. Savannah, Ca, If your druggist
doesn't keen it-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-01
WILL CHANGE IRIS LODGE ROOM.
Live Oak odd Fellows TO Meet in
Metropolitan HILL.

Live Oak Lodge of Odd Fellows. has
changed its night of meeting from Fri
day to Thursday, and beginning with
Aug. >. will hold all future meetings at
Metropolitan Hail instead of al odd Eel
lows Hail as it has heretofore. Aug. 0.
the lodge Will have a house warming at
its new quarters. Preparations are now
being made for the entertainment, and
most enjoyable time is expected.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-01
A Delicious smoke.

The Herbert Spencer Is an elegant cigar
and is truly a delightful enjoyment 10
inhaie the fumes of this fine tobacco: 1t
is exhilarating and delicious
see that the name of Herbert Spencer
is on every wrapper of every cigar, with
out which none are genuine.
The Herbert Spencer cigars are only sold
by the box of 50, Conehas at $3.50, and
Perfectos. $3.50 at Lippman Bros, whole
sale druggists. Barnard and Congress
streets, of this city.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-01
CIDER.

We have a nice line OF cider in bottles
pure and genuine, from the celebrated
establishment OF Mott & Co., Of New
York.
The Russes Cider and the Crab Apple
Cider are very good. Lippman Bros, cor
ner Congress and Barnard streets Sa-
vannah Ga.-ao.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-01
BUILDING PERMITS FOR JULY.
Twenty-eisht Were Issued From Tx
Assessors ONCE.

Twenty-eight building permits were IS
sued from the tax assessors ONCE during
the month Of July. The only one Of un-
usual Importance during the closing days
of the month was that issued to Mrs. NJ
f. Johnson and child to erect a four
STORY brick building on Jones street, west.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-01

james H. Hyde OF New York, vice
president Of an insurance company. has
been made a chevalier of the French Le-
gion of Honor as a recognition of his SER
vices for the advancement Of French lit
sTature in this country
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-01
Funeral of Mrs. Peterson.

The funeral Of Mrs f. V. Peterson,
whose death was announced in the Morn
ing News yesterday, will take place from
ner late residence, No. 1903 Bolton street,
west, at 1890 o'clock this morning. The
services will be conducted by Rev Mr..
.6peh. The interment will be Ia Bonaven-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-01

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been
used for children teething. II soothes the
child, softens the gums, allays all pain
cures wind colo, and is the best remedy
for Diarrhoea. Twenty-Five cents a bottle
-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-01
To Brunswick ana Return, $1.OO Via
the Plant system, Sundays.

In addition to the Charleston Sunday
excursions, the Plant System are selling
round-trip tickets to Brunswick, good on
Sundays only, at rate of 81 90 for the
round trip. Trains leave at 2:10 a. 10. and
800 a. mad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-01
Sunday Trips 70 Brunswick vi
Plant System s1,OO

The Plant System will sell round-trip
tickets to Brunswick on Sundays, limited
to date of sale. at rate of 81. 90. Trains
leave at 2:1O a m. and $40 a mad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-01
NOT BEFORE JAN. 1.
Until Then the Eighth street school
cannot he Used.

Work on the Eighth Street School build
ing Is progressing satisfactorily. supt.
otis Ashmore visited It yesterday and
1ound the workmen employed in putting
an window sashes and doors on the second
1ioor. Mr.. Ashmore does not believe 1t
probable that the building can be used
dor school purposes before Jan. /.