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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-20
OYSTER CASES WE'RE PASSED.
They Have Gone Over Until Next
Term by Consent of Counsel,

Ierm ny Consent of Counsel.
The criminal cases against the negro
oystermen, that had been assigned for
Monday, have been passed by consent of
counsel and 1t is practically certain will
not be heard during this term. The March
term of the court WILL IT is understood
be adjourned On Friday, and as there are
other eases already in the docket for trial
this week, the oyster cases are not at all
likely to be reached.
The injunction cases. or rather that
against the negro oystermen, in which
Capt. Gus Oemler is the plaintiff, has also
gone over for the term. The Injunction
case filed by the oystermen against Capt
Oemler has been dismissed on demurrer.
The contempt cases also will not be heard
or until the warm, or warmer weather
All Of the cases have been hard and Bit
terly fought The question of oyster Gull
ture is one of considerable Importance to
this section of the state and the interesi .
of the parties in the matter are very d.
vergent The various forms In which the
case has been presented to the court have
caused II to become of more than usual
legal interest. Capt. Oemler has been rep
resented by Messrs. w. W. Gordon Jr
and w. b. Stubs and the negro oyster
men by Messrs. w. +. LaRoche and G.
w. Beckett.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-20
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MASONIC FAIRS SECOND WEEK.
The Results Satisfactory TO the Conn
mittees.


The second week of the Masonic Fair
ended last night. The attendance through
Out the week was exec llent and che man
agement has every reason to be satisfied
with the results. Despite the many ar
ticles disposed of, there still remain so
many that to keep open for a few days
longer has become a necessity, indeed. it
is quite possible that the fair may be kept
open another week.
The special attraction last night was
the country store, where a number of
handsome gifts had been prepared for the
purchasers of tickets. Several of these
articles were secured. and the others will
be taken probably within the next day
or so.
Donations to the booths are still COM
ing in. At Ancient Landmark were re-
ceived yesterday, O mirror given by Mr..
NJ. J. Solomons, and an infants dress sent
by Mrs w. C. Hartridge. Landrum
booth awarded a cake plate last night,
and did an excellent general bust
ness At the Commandery booth
were awarded a hat box, lace hand
kerchief. and a sofa pillow. The Shrine
booth received a sun bonnet from Mrs.
w S. Rockwell. and awarded a hand
painted cake plate. Sol1mons booth award
ed a suit of clothes, a comb and brush,
and several smaller articles. Clinton booth
gave out a sofa pillow. bottle of cologne,
and handsome shawl. The candy and flow
er booth had a large run on candies,
flowers and lemonade and turned in quite
a large sum as the result of the night
busine SIS A number OF things were given
cut at Zerubba label which continues to
DO an excellent business. Ancient Land
mark booth did not hold its auction as
was expected, but will continue through
this week.
The management is particularly anxious
that the ladies who are members of the
auxiliaries will be present as the guests
Of the fair Tuesday night. Their escorts
likewise will be rendered the hospitality
of the Fair Committee. The hands, me dia-
mond ring voted to the most popular
worker Of the fair was won by
Miss Bessie Krauss, who received 1.l05
votes. The other candidates and the
number of votes received are as follows:
Mrs r. L. Cooper 740; Mrs. Frank l..
Pickering, 1862; Miss S. Traub, "a; Miss
Lillian Fowler. 8; Mrs c. f. Moses. &;
Mrs Breck, 2; Miss Elma Garrett, 2; Mrs
w. r. Norton, Mrs. w. r. Leaken- and
Miss Rita Gutman, and Miss Belle Afford
/ each.
As votes were 10 cents each. the ring
brought TO Clinton booth, under whose
auspices the voting took place, $224So
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-20
A NEW WAY TO GET VOTES.
An offered Explanation as to How
Some Were Changed.

some were changed.
An amusing story Is going the rounds
as to the manner in which some members
of the clans were induced on election day
to change their minds and vote the other
way The apparent responsibility of some
of the voters whose ballots were stuffed
was the occasion of surprise to many and
the story serves to explain in some degree
how their purchase was accomplished.
An insinuation that their votes could be
changed would doubtless have filled the
breasts of some of the men with indgna-
ton After the election some of them
were heard to repudiate indignantly the
statement that they had been unduly in
fiuenced and to declare that they had
won an election bet" The way of it Is
said to have been something thus:
A chap whose predictions and what
ever convictions he CHANGED to possess
were for Hartridge was in line and ready
to vote. He would be approached by a
worker for the other side and the follow
ing colloquy, or something like 1t, would
ensue: "I'll bet you $25," the worker
would say, that you are going to vote
for Hartridge.: The workee would con-
slider this offer for a moment with all
property dignity, decorum and self-respect.
and would reply: I'm bet you $50 I
don't" Done" the worker would an
nounce, and the workee would wander up
to the polls, with the ballot that had been
given him conspicuously displayed.
The man with whom he had made the
"bet would watch him closely and IL
there was no sleight of hand performance
on the way to the box, he would get the
stake. This method is something new in
the political history of Savannah and has
been commended by the politically astute
to their successors of the future.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-20
AGAINST THE EXECUTORS.
Judge FaIligant OverruIed Demur-
rers in the C. Gray & Son Case.

Judge EaIt1gant OVerrulcd Demur-
rers in the C. Gray & Son Case.
Judge Falligant rendered a decision yes,
terday in the case of II. B. Clahin Com
pany and others against Christopher Gray
& Son and others, upon the demurrers
filed by certain of the defendants some
months since and argued during April
The decision overrules the demurrers.
These demurrers had reference TO the
property of Christopher Gray. deceased,
located outside of the state, and to the
position as plaintiffs that one of them,
Edward Gray, had assumed, under mis-
apprehension as TO his rights in the prem
ises and the advantage he might expect
to derive from Joining in the suit against
his fathers executors, Some of the demur-
rers disputed the legal adequateness Of
other parts of the plaintiffs case
The demurrers were argued by Messrs.
Walter s. Chisholm and r. r. Richards
for the defendants, and Col. william Gar
rard for the plaintiffs. Judge Falligant
then took the matter under advisement
and yesterday rendered his decision.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-20
Maybe You Want a Dress Suit.
3. II. Levy 6 Bro.

boys possession when arrested. He was
lodged in the barracks until tomorrow
when he will be given q hearing
The wheel was the property of Mr.
George w. Thomas, the bicycle man. He
put IL In the rack in front of his door be-
fore the closing hour, and while he was
turning off the gas the wheel disappeared.
The police were notified al once. The ne
gro Street claims that he bought the BIZ
cycle of another colored man, whom he
Will be able to bring into court tomorrow
and establish his innocence The officers,
however, think that Street was making his
way 10 Skidoway Island, where the wheel
would probably not be recovered.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-20
sHRrNERs OFF TO WASHINGTON.
Gone to Attend the Meeting of the
Imperial Council.

Capt. and Mrs. J. C. Postell leave to-
day by way of the Southern Railway for
Washington, where they go to attend the
meeting OF the Imperial Council of the
Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine. The meet
ing will take place on Tuesday and We'd
nesday.
other Savannahians will attend M.
and Mrs. II. A. Cuts have already gone,
and Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Hanson and Mr..
w. u. Guerard Will be there. The gath
erings of the Shriners are always pleasant
affairs. and those who have gone to
Washington will doubtless return with
reports OF an excellent time.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-20
PAPERS ON THE ECLIPSE
VIII BE Read by Young Astronomers
In the High school.

The boys Of the graduating class OF the
High School will discuss the coming solar
eclipse at special session next Tuesday
afternoon az 8 o'clock. Several have pre-
pared papers on special phases OF the
phenomenon, and 1t is expected they will
prove very interesting and instructive.
Great interest I'm the eclipse has been
manifested by the boys. as astronomy is
one of their studies. They have grown
familiar with many OF the heavenly bod
les. and the observation OF the suns dark
ening will be a matter of great moment
to them ALL Those who intend reading
papers on Tuesday have made careful re-
search upon the subjects they are to ham
die. many reference books having been
consulted for information.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-20

WAS NOT HER DOLLAR.
jim Robertson in Jail for Passing
Counterfeit Coin.

Jim Robertson. colored. was arrested
Yesterday by United States Deputy Mar
shal Charles White and placed in Jail on
the charge Of passing counterfeit money.
At the hearing before Commissioner
Lewis Friday afternoon of the charge
against Bertha Carter, colored, of passing
counterfeit money the evidence showed
r1t Robertson had given the Carter wo-
,1S,hn what appeared to be a silver dollar,
Sllng her to get 1t changed and that he
would give her a quarter.
ne woman got an acquaintance to
ttudhge the dollar receiving four quar-
W. IN return and giving Robertson IS
|pents. The dollar proved to be of lead
t'ooeTtson had nothing 10 say when ar
A lied. He will be given hearing by the
Commissioner tomorrow afternoon. The
4pp%ter woman was ordered released after
i'ooertson's arrest.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-20
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USED NEW MICROSCOPE.
Botany Class of Teachers Find 1t a
Valuable Aid to study

A meeting Of the botany class Of public
school teachers conducted by Mr.. p. f.
Brown, principal of the Barnard Street
School, was held yesterday afternoon at
Chatham Academy. The new microscope
was exhibited and used for the first time
by the class. All expressed satisfaction
In having secured so valuable an addition
to their apparatus for the closer study OF
The wonders In the pant world.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-20
Miss nennett,r May NIL.

Miss Mamie G. Benefits annual May
ball win be given next Wednesday night
at Catholic Library Hall. These are al
ways very pleasant affairs for the masters
and misses who participate In the dancing
programme of the earleir hours of the
evening. and for the many older persons
who attend for the general dancing from
10 until 2 o'clock. IL is thought the COM
ing ball Win be as pleasant as have been
its predecessors.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-20
ON REV. E. X. LOVES ESTATE.
-e''ers of Administration Granted
to n. n. Wright.

'uuge Ferrill in the Court of Ordinary
ss'efday, granted temporary letters of
administration upon the estate of Emanuel
!, Love to r. r. Wright. Rev. Love was
ave recently deceased pastor of the First
h en- Baptist Church and one of the
known men of his race in the South.
A. rs stated that he left scarcely any
or r'' y, IN the way of property, whether real
i'm ~ 'sohal. IL Is generally believed that
m the course Of his long pastorate he had
I'm ulated quite an estate, but this i'm
one ss'oh seems TO have been a mistaken
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-20
NEW HOUSES on EIGHTH STREET.
Twenty-Five VIII BE Built by MIR.
Solomon SheftaII.

Mr.. solmon sheftall purchased from the
Oglethorpe Real Estate Company yester-
day twenty-five lots on Eighth street,
east Of the Plant System tracks. and viii
begin at once the erection OF. about twen-
ty-five small houses. The houses that are
being built on the same street and in the
same locality for Messrs. d. J. Morrison a.
Bro. are now rapidly approaching com
pletion, and will soon be ready for occu-
pancy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-20
FOR THE ELK's CARNIVAL.
city Asked for the Use of the Park
Extension

AZ the meeting Of Council yesterday af-
ternoon a petition was received from the
Committee on Arrangements of Savannah
Lodge No 1873, Benevolent and
Protective Order of Elks, request
ing the use of the Park Extension
during the month of November next for
the purpose of a Midway Carnival, which
the Elks propose 10 hold for the benefit
of their charity fund. The committee
presenting the petition consists of w. ].
Watson, H. w. Palmer, w. Il. Wimpy,
l.. ]. Maxwell and Robert Van Wagenen.
The petition was referred to the Commit
tee on Streets and Lanes, with power 10
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-20

entirely different that the unions are affil-
lated merely for benevolent purposes"
Mr.. T. J. Naughtin, Southern organizer
of the Federation of Labor, returned yes
terday from Brunswick where he organ
lied into unions l, 100 negroes and 273 white
men.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-20
SUI S
THAT
Sci. |,

Can't carry Comparison" in your eyer" You don't
need to. You tell "SHODDY'' block off. Equal
1y evident is REAL QUALITY. Walk around, view
all the "BARGAINS''-save the marl-Then come
in and look at THESE SUITS, and you will the
point in the twinkng of an eye
We've sold so many that we've had to reinforce
some lots-the new additions if anything better
still. Every Suit Is Full Value at Original Price,
500 WORTH OF SUIT FOR. ............. SIS. 90
$1,000 WORTH OF SUIT FOR .............$ So. 80
S12.O WORTH OF SUIT FOR. 90
$500 WORTH OF SUIT FOR. ...... So. 90
Handsome single and double breasted Serges, Fancy
Cassmeres, CheviOtS and Tweeds
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-20
TheOld Story.

Buying PRICE" and buying
EQUALITY" are two different
buys" You've got to know
QUALITY to judge. The easiest
test in the world is the one seldom
est thought of-COMPARISON.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-20
FOR STEALING A BICYCLE.
Son streets story of How He Got IA
Wheel.

Son Street, a colored boy, was arrested
by Detective Murphy yesterday morning
at Congress and Bull streets. charged with
stealing a bicycle. The wheel was In the
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-06-27
CUSTOMS DUTIES AND INTERNAL
REVENUE TAX.
Okolehao Must Still Remain Contra
List of Distillable Spirits.

The reason cigars have gone up so
in price is found in the schedules of
customs duties and internal revenue
tax.
The customs duty on all cigars is
"a. so a pound and twenty five per cent
ad valorem. Added to this is the in
ternal revenue tax of SO. so a thousand.
Take La Africano cigar; the original
cost of these cigars is about 500 thou
sand, and they will run about twelve
pounds to the thousand cigars. That
makes the specific duty $54 a thousand,
the ad valorem duty $25, and the inter-
nal revenue SO so, which added to the
original cost of the cigars, is $1S2 60, or
about eighteen and a quarter cents to
the dealer.
Manila cigars, which under the old
regime sold for five cents apiece, or
six for a quarter, weigh about ten
pounds to the thousand. This makes
the specific duty S45 thousand, the
| internal revenue tax brings 1t up to
$4S. 60, and the ad valorem duty will
| bring it up to more than $51 thousand
| or five and one tenth cents apiece, with
out counting the original cost of the
! cigars.
The duty on leaf tobacco is $2.50 a
pound for stemmed wrappers; $1.S5 q
pound for unstemmed wrappers; 81
| cents a pound for stemmed filters, anC
35 cents a pound for unstemmed filters
| There are two or three cigar factorie:
in town, but they have all been notified
by the internal revenue collector tha
| they must discontinue manufacturing
for short time until the regulation:
| regarding manufacturing cigars can b'
put into operation. The United States
requires a regular routine to be gont
| through with by the manufactur
ers of articles on which internal reve
nue. is collected. Cigar manufacturer
have to keep a regular system of ac
counts in a particular way. The objec
of this system is to show accurately tn
amount of raw material purchased b!
the manufacturer, and the amount o
his finished product and the amour
of internal revenue tax paid. Beside
this the manufacturer has to CIV
bonds, and in many ways the interna
revenue department keeps close tab o.
him.
The internal revenue department ha
the oversight of breweries and distiller
les. These, too, have to keep an elabor
ate set of accounts open to the inspec
tion of the revenue officers.
1t was thought by some that unde
the federal regulations the distillatio
of okolehao might be carried on and tn
! business raised from a contrabanC
''moonshine" business to a legalized an
legitimate business. But this is not 81
/ The law specifies what articles may
! used in distilling spirits, and the
root is not among them. A vinegar
company in California got into troubl
, quite unintentioally a few years ago b
distilling a lot of spirits from fig
which also were not on the allowabl
, list
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-06-27
DONAHuE CONVICTED.

The Long Branch liquor case was
tried this morning in the police court,
and resulted in the conviction of Dom
ahue and his sentence to pay a fine
of 800, with costs. Only four witnesses
were called, and only two of them tes-
titled to having purchased liquor at the
defendants place. The case will be ap-
pealed The first witness swore that
he had some ginger ale at Donahue's s
place last Sunday. He admitted that
there was something in it," and later
that the something" was whisky, but
he didn't know whom he had paid for
it. The other witness is alleged to have
been a police spy. He identified Dona-
hue as the man who had taken so cents
from him for two drinks of whisky. The
defense offered no testimony
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-06-27
WHAT THE BOXERS ARE.

WI Ting Fang, the Chinese minister
in Washington, in talking of the Box
ers, that mysterious organization of
Celestials which is making trouble In
China, said that the organization is new
to him. He explained that the Chinese
name of the order, "Yee Ho Chaun,"
were three words, meaning righteous
ness, harmony and fist" He inferred
from the sequence of the words making
the name that the Christian nickname
of Boxers came from fist" He naively
added: This probably means what
you would call being in training to
develop their strength in the interest Of
harmony and righteousness Chicago
Record.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-06-27
THE KOHALA REPUBLICANS
THEY ORGANIZE FOR VICTORY AT
THE POLLS.
District Divided Into Seven Divisions,
with a Leader in Each-Good Work
in Enrolling Members.

KOHALA, June pa second meet
ing of the Kohala Republican Club was
called at the courthouse last night. DR..
b. d. Bond, the president, was in the
chair. The minutes of the last meeting
were read by Secretary G. X. Stillman
and approved. The resignation of
Treasurer S. w. Kepulua, was read and
accepted, and E. A. Fraser was appoint
ed to fill the place. The enrolment
committee, consisting of Messrs. Hol-
stein, Hoopii and Kaniho after having
reported a membership of 1877, resigned
to allow the appointment of division
leaders. The district was then divided
into seven divisions, with a leader for
each, in order to come into closer con-
tact along party lines. The leaders are
Messrs. S. K. Kaunamano, Kakai, Sam
Hama, Robert Naipo Kanih0, A. K
Eldridge and Hukai, with G. L. Hol-
stein as chairman. The meeting ad-
journed after hearing the reports of the
delegates to Honolulu.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-06-27
FOREIGNERS ARE BARRED WHY CIGARS COST MORE THOSE PLAGUE @SEADS
THE NEW SAILORS HOME MEETS
A SNAG.
Open for Business Now, While the
Fight for Shipping Master Business
Goes Merrily on.

The United States Sailors Home has
opened it's charitable doors to the sail
ors who come to Honolulu, and is now
ready for all kinds of sailor business.
Turk & Lewis purchased the iron beds
that were used in the plague hospital,
and thereby hangs "a tale of very
small first nights business. 81 got
is beds from the plague 'orspital," said
one seaman almost in terror. Hi shan't
go there" No amount of persuasion
could convince the man that all the
plague bacili that had once infested
the beds had been killed long ago. He
could never rest easily, he declared, on
a bedstead that had upheld the bodies
of bubonic plague patients, and he went
elsewhere to look for bed. He was
not the only one to take alarm at the
idea of using the hospital beds.
There is no danger whatever in the
beds from the hospital. Before the
Board of Health consented to allow
| them to be offered for sale, the beds
were subjected to a cleaning and disin-
! fecting that would have killed sala-
manders, but not every sailor has faith
! in the methods of boards of health, and
so tine reputation of the beds will have
to die out a bit before they are pop
ular.
The merry war over the shipping bus
iness remains as keen as ever on the
Lewis are rustling to hold their enc
up. The other side of the deal, however
still holds the game well in hand. The
ship Bengalore, Captain Blanchard
which was the first vessel here to de
clare against the shipping men, ha'
secured a full crew, in spite of tn,
shipping mems threats that they would
tie him up if he did not deal with them
The Bengalore will probably leave thi
afternoon for Kahului to load sugar
The A. G. Ropes, Captain Chapman
is another ship that is getting mel
without the shipping masters, and yes
terday the steamer Claudine took fiv
sailors to Maui ports for deep waite
vessels there, which were to have beel
/, supplied by Turk & Lewis, but wer
, not.
The United States Sailors Home i
, on Queen street, a few doors waikiki
of Richards. The building was for
, merly known by the very suggestiv,
name of THE Bird Cage" In the pas
it has been an object of much attention
= from the police but now that it is t.
be a semi-religious institution it vii
r need no more watching The home i
! a two story building, which stand
! some distance from the sidewalk anon
a cluster of heavy shade trees. Their
/ is no hall but the spacious yard 4
front will be good place for open al
Q services. The rooms have all been pro
/ Vided with beds for the sailors, wit
! mosquito nets and other comforts, an
the managers think that the home
v about to start upon a career of pros
perity. 1t will be a much better plac
. to keep sailors in than certain sma
island in the harbor which was ono
used, or another place not far frol
Kakaako.