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The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-24
NEW NAME ron EXTENSION.
Parade Ground May Re Differently
Designated by Military.

some name other than that Il now bears
may b. bestowed upon the Park Exten-
sion. AZ the meeting OF the board OF Off
GERS Of the First Regiment las
night. Col Iawton rcad letter that had
been handed him by Col. Jordan r.
Brooks The lct Ter was from Mr. G. y.
salEFy. former resident Of savannah.
who is now ia Bsinbr.dge.
Mr Saussy appealed 10 Col. BROOKS rs
one well versed iu all ap0ertaining 20 mil
lay affairs. and as being likely 90 know
81 course 10 Pee 20 lowed IN bringing
about "a departure from the lons -eatab-
Ls1sd manner OF demon mating the parade
ground ana the Substitution Of "A name
.Hat would boz more appropriate and more
-uphou.ous than Park ENtensiou NJ.
S1ussy wrote that % Jars upon MS ear
and upon his eve 20 hear and see the pa
raie ground referred go by its commonly
tereptod name.
The suggestion % some more distinctive
name for che espanade was received
with favor by the officers A committee
was appointed 20 confer with the captains
~ an The companies in the city relative
TO the matter.
The condition In which the Park Extern
sion was left bv the Elks' carnival ifl-
duced Mai ~. T.. Grayson 20 move that
committee boz appointed % request sae
city Council on behalf o. the military.
70 plow harrow. level ard rol the en-
f.rc riaer This action was taken and
the committee consists OF Mai Grayso n.
capt " b stephens Of Company %
the Guards and Lieut.. u. O.. Barrow 81
tHe oglethorpe Light Infantry As the
exfenA on o. sadly in need OF this improve
meut. 30 II believed that Council viii
Of
The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-24
sAvANNAmrANs AnE SATISFIED.
They Think THAT ". =. Carter Has
been Sufficiently Punished.

The announcement in yesterdays Morn
ing News that ". y. Garter the former
postmaster al Mcldrm. who was convict
"a IN the United States District Coar.
here OF the oncnee OF cmhezzllng post
onice nnd- had been parloued by the
President. was generally wei received 10
savannah
Carriers sentence was 20 serve term
Of two years imprisonment in the Fed
eral pcniten,ary at Columbus Ohio.
Even az the time sentence was passed be-
was ln a desperate state Of health. an ?
BE- was then freely predicted that. uuiess
executive clemency was exercised Ia bis
behalf. his term OF imprisonment would
b, ior NE
Ia the severe china o. ohio Garter
became worse. and several reports have
been received hero that agreed fully thar
be- was iu rapidly declining health He B.
an M brokcn-splr.tod shattered and de-
spondcnt man. ana ns nttiug a recipient
fof the pardon of the executive "a could
well be- imagined.
The story of his crime. arrest. imprison-
n.cut aud trial is well known in Slvan-
nah Sc always said that the moneys he
distracted from the po~tofice funds were
.ascn for the purpose ~ defrayug the
expenses 81 conducting tho PopuH@t cam
purn in Georgia. AZ the slime ae was
chairman OF the state Pepulis Executive
Committee. and was accustomed Ca say
that h.s colleagues OF the committee had
promised him that an he money woud
br tcfunded before his criminal act was
discovered
Arraiencd before Judge speer h. ac.
kuowledgcd his guilt and pleaded guilty
.o the indictment that had been found
against him II seemed probable az the
time that no severe penalty would be- Inn
posed but 10 unfortunately came out
loo tho course of tlc remarks OF counsel.
that Carter claimed that tho money hal
been used 20 conduct n political cumpaigu.
The unexpectedly heavy uentencc was the
result
Every body thinks he ms suffered enough
and that tho President has done only
what the dictates % Justice ANA mercy
united In approving. when ho commuted
,he unexpired term 81 tho unfortunate
man. and thus permitted him 20 i've OUT
bis remaining years tn peace
The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-24
CELEBRATES ~ CENTENNIAL
visiting ministers VIII ne Heard nt
the First baptist.

the First baptist.
The centennial celebration q the First
Haptls, church viii take place to-mor-
row. Monday ana Tuesday. as stated some
days ago hy che Morning Slows. Rev Or
John u Jordan. The pastor, and officers
81 the church have arranged the yro-
gramme OF inc services The gentlemen
mentioned by enc Morning News ass the
probable speakers have au accepted
pr e. IT, Is rfoot. secretary oi Che Home
Mission. Board Of Atlanta. VIII preach
che sermon o.. morrow morning ana tu-
morrow NIGHT Br Kerfoot AMI ur S s.
Jameson secretary. of the state Board OF
Ni-sious vii coufuet che services. Ur.
Kerfoot viii b. tine ruce, OF Mr. and Mr.
ID A. Denmark and Dr jameson VIII
bee entertained hy Mt Charles D. Full
ton and Mr. James H. cain
Between % and y O'Clock orr Monday
morning che real centennial onservnnc"
viii take place. as tre day Or the auu'-
vsrstry az The fouuIlug Of tho church
and the hour. 90 IFS Thought. is th1t ol
tho hrst mrchnr Of thr original memncrr.
The meeting wiz pr entirely informant.
anI members of al zoe congregations 200
the city are invited Co attend Several
81 the pastor 81 The cts wiil Do pres
emit 80 special proerHmme has been ar
ranged for the service.
Rev pr W W fandrum. pastor 81
che First Baptist church o, Atlanta. on
Monday night Viii r,ve rNmiuisccnccs.
having been reared Joe savannah and ne-
iun a SON ~ tht church. DIS late father
having been for many years COS pastor.
Rev Or n WiluEhtm of Richmond,
secretary of forCign missions. VIII deliver
the principal address of the service nr.
I.andrum Will De- the guest OF Air % NJ
The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-24
GENERAL rRrsESTurVr. MONDAY.
Grand Jury Likely 90 Discuss Cam
bling mud Justices Courts.


Monday Win bo thc last day " the June
term o. the Superior court ara on tha,
day me general nresentmsnts 81 the grand
jury VIII b. resurned The term has been
ono Of the longest go the recent histor,
Of the court. having extended over nearly
six months.
Ia that time a great deal of work has
been done ana very larse number or
imporiaus cases hove been tried The
grand jury hns been called upon 10 con-
slider number OF matters affecting the
Interests Of the county ana has rendered
earnest and effective service.
The general prcscntmeuts. % IS expected
VIII be Interesting Tho question 81 gam
bling ana Dos suppression ls very likely To-
receive oons.defation ana inc present sys-
TEN of justices courts will also receive
attention Recent Developments point TO
che conclusion tnat d needs attention
badly
In recent years certainly. ana very
probably in the history u the court. the
present grand jury is th. only one that
I has made use Of the saerm ana his depu-
tiec Tor thc suppression 81 gambling. two
Z raids having been undertaken al lts I'M
/ stance One OF these Melted tangible res
I fat'rf NiNI' tNtN h"aHh fsHli.t i'lHttfH
I being caught in the official tolls For some
reason the other raid was not succ.ssful
All ~ these questions come Within the
legitimate scope OF tnt general present
ments ~ th" grand iury and their discus
sion VIII prove interesting What method
~ relief from conditions that seem oh
jeotonnhlc tho grand jury viii suggest
VIA boo awaited with attention by the gem
erai public.
The law requires that tho June term
shall adjourn Monday directing that the
terms of tho Superior Courts shall come
To an end five DAYS before tho day fixed
for the beginning Of tho ncNt term As
the December term begins on the first
Monday Boz that month. there viii be- only
live days iuterv,nlfny upon which Legal
business may Do transacted
The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-24
BOARD VIII GvE NOTES.
Agreed 10 Pay Excess Above ssO,o0O
Of Acndcmy's Cost.

Agreed 10 Pay Excess Above SSO,0OO
of Acndcnty'S Cost.
A meeting 81 the Board 81 Education
was hold yesterday afternoon IN che or
nco OF tho president Col George 4 Mcr-
Ger The resolution adopted at the meet
ing tho previous afternoon hy hc Board
81 Trustees OF Chatham Academy was
read and adorsod with but one or two
slight notifications
The resolution was 90 the effect that
the Board Of Education pay the Board
OF Trustees the excess above 5000 OF the
coss of the now building Upon motlon
COL Mercer was authorized 90 sign notes
for tho several thousand dollars that CON
sutute this excess, their maturity 90 Do
- such times aa viii enable the Board
OF Education TO meet them without onf>
barrassmcut. These notes viii probably
be- delivered to capt D. C.. Cunningham.
president OF the Board OF Trus,ee.. 10
day. when there w.n De no further him
ORANGE 60 thc letting OF the contract for
the new academy building
The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-24

one car OF elegant hre proof safes, the
best iu The land. arrived to-day At tn,
Baltimore wharf All consist OF an AK
creFate weight Of over thirty thousand
pounds In mis- Cur are safes Of all sizes
and are made by the celebrated Berne.
Manufacturing Company OF Pittsburg
Pa belonging 20 L.ppman Bros.
IAppmin Bros. wholesale druggists
Lppmaus block q this city. are the
only concern iu tho state that carry d
stock OF FIRE proof safes IN store, and
we viii guarantee 20 sell them az low as
he manufactures with the freight added
as we have snccial arrangement for max
Ing special prices We also have been
furn snng quite "a hrEe number OF sill
vsrware fire proof chests which have
given great satisfaction. Pure asers who
want anything In the FIRE proof safe line
Will do We'll 20 call on Lippman Bros .-ad
The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-24
LEFT wITn BATTALION.
omcer- of the Third May Nominate
Their Major.

Ofnocrr of the Ihtrd Way nominate
Their Major.
Little time was spent by the line OFF,
GERS IN their meeting that was presided
over BY Capt. Gleason upon the consid-
GRAFTON Of the vacancy existing among
tho nsld officers OF the regiment. The
resignation Of Mai Dau lcft the major
sty 81 the Third Battalion all 81 whom
are IN tho three out-of-town companies
comprising the battalion, were present
nj the mooting. though notices bad been
sent them. letter from CAPT Frank
A Dunn or the Brunswick Nhemen.
however, was read capt. Dunn announc-
tne his retirement from the race for The
roaition and his decision 20 remain az the
head OF his company.
There g. q well-denned Impression tnat
n would b. well for the major 10 be To-
Gated On Savannah, and for that reason
tbe officers OF the Third Battalion mny
decide 40 elect some officer OF fhis city
The local officers. however, bowling 10 the
,snwretten law that nomation OF q major
should come from his own battalion. d.
cided they would first hear from the OF
ncsra Of the Third Battalion as 20 their
wishes. Upon motion. 81 was agreed that
Can't. Gleason should write the command
ing officers o fthe out-of-town companies
and ascertain their choice
The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-24
ELECTION OF MAGISTRATES.
system Of Choosing Free-HOlders
MAY ne ChnnEed ~ Election Day.

Wa ne NAMEFA - AHtftAANh
owing 10 the uear approach, Of the cleo
tiou Of county MAGISTRATES which takes
place Dee there Is considerable inter
e-t b. me 80, TO change the method of
their election. tho more 10 az the oll
has already passed the House and VIII
probably pass tho senate ln time 20 be-
come effective. &C this election.
The BIN was introduced by Mr. Williams
Of Bryan county ond is entitled "A b.ll
o. De- entitled au act 90 amend section
re Volume ] 81 the code of $50. which
pre-criHss who shall superintend elections
for Justice ot the peace. authuri1iu- the
ordlu4rIse of the counties 20 appoint free
hedar- tn superiutend the Gle lions. ami
for other PURPOSES.
"se.uou 4 BE- ~ enacted by the Cen
oral 4 Assembly of GeorEia and a is here
hv enacted bs the authority Of the -tm"
That tn. a.ove-Iams-i section OF the code
be-. aud the same is hereby Amended ny
inserting after the word district ana bc-
fore the Worl 'Whu' IN the seceuI me
thereof the following words. go wit. w ho
shall D., appointed hy the ordinary Of tho
county aud upon the failure of one or
tror. 81 the frecholders appointed bN the
ordinary 10 act tne place or places slall
d.. filled hy any other frccholder or tIee-
holders ot the district
$50 a. when amended the section VIII
r..a ia follows. such elections shall
h.. eupsriuteuded hy three free -ho.ders OF
tnc district. who shah be appointed ny
tte ordinary al the county. ana upon the
fslltrs 81 one or more of che free-no.defr
.pp5irtsd los me ordinary TO act, the
r.i.,.. .,r MI. ~ snail De- nIicd los any other
frrc-aolaer or free-hoiders Of the district
SSH. srt. take the oath required Ia sec
zion ~
.He IL further enacted hy authority
aforesaid That all laws iu conflict here
with h,. and the same are hereby re-
pealed"
Under tho law now governing these
elections the magistrate holiiug the Of
fro appointed the free holders.
number OF the magistrates now hold
inr Office and who are out for reelection
were seen yesterday hy a Morning News
r.port,r relative 20 their views on the
bill Tho general view taken was thal
81 would make very iitsle, II any diner
ence. so little ia fact that NO steps rhat-
over had been taken by those interested
in ts provisions to try TO prevent IT, be-
coming "a law.
one ~ the magistrates conceded tnnt
II would put the ordinary In an awkward
position az times should candidate Or
hIs friends make a direlH appeal 90 him
for certain men 60 be- appointed. but
Thought that under such circumstnnces
the difficulty wouh be solved by appoint
Ing two frse-h holders. one to be- named by
ctch candidate. aud making the third his
own cuoIee.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-24
ruE T1ur1 SfTu ATION.
Mayor Myers Gone There 10 Look in-
to the Stnte of Anatrs.

to the state OF Anairs.
Mayor Myers left yesterday afternoon
Tor Tamra. whore be was called on ac-
count OF the serious state Of anairs re-
sultng from the differences between the
.trarmukers' unions. The announcement
1f the general strike ordered by the heads
81 100 cine labor unions Of the city was
published in yesterlay's Morning News
The Cuban American Manufacturiur
Company. of which Mayor Myers Is pres
iisut mss three large factories ~ Tampa.
sII I'll which arc idle on account 81 tho
strike Mayor Myers. when seen yester-
dny. said De- hH1 no opinion 90 express on
tho situation al Tampa and did not know
what steps he would take on arriving
There BE expects 30 return 20 savannah
MONDAY
The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-24
COL. LAYTON WILL RETIRE.
ANNoUNCED THAT nE WILL GIVE
UP COMMAND o. IsT INfANTHh.


ANNOUNTTn THAT Az n Ill GIVE
IN ,o,tss.s7r, ~ ~ rSH-ANTHN
Cmccrr Of the ucg m~mt Were IN
formed In.t Niuit that ne " Guild
o. 80 t,..,,e.t !. fhe Al
. 49,.
iutnnt ""n"F"l =" re
the List 80 Hctir..d onirrrs - ~"
SIM. ssrsfr.-tlu.tnr.. Reasons
- ,-tut,, to prrform More
-
Than the """''"'
tuioncicv Induced hi= h'ei@a""'
ou,.r. Amounted y Committee 60
So. ,.,t t,,,ton 90 U~eon.td@r.
col. b A law 90
r.srtle - 'fH ' l.e ffl DID,
t.rtrv AZ tI. ..ra-rtal armc-r Jest
- 80. ..-....r a.. .ft.t.rf
Frf'f.I OF ... ~'A
olr...ue Go D. placed upon tae i.t or
ard .r...r. ia tls state serv-e TIE
...... --.,, fl IKE trur5f-f.lIt
from ...f 'af
mono of them know ~ 1'L iA"toh p
,,t.r
...., ~. amen.
N..h lHH Ntitiat t'e.
Is.uaus dfterminatau - Do al 20 t.tf
,.,..- q, r-eva1t fbal~ Isl rsl from ar.
-. -....,... -r.. ...#.t.4 mon
'.'"-
"t ~" f'&'t''i" ~"
az their officers n tsr teaft e -ap+
,-,t r,v-tr.. 81 rerer i.r BIS 5 4au
.s.,...,. t....
t t-
gram was "-tt 70 ~" '''3
Atlanta. Iu" o'teefs oi lat fH.'
fartrv unanimously join fn enc o. 3e
H#.as s#f Hs# a
The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-24
cur nousIs BURNED.
small Fire at Central Railroad
Rosin Yards Yesterday.


Rosin Yards Yesterday.
Tho glue house at tho naval stores yards
OF the Central Railroad WAS destroyed by
fire between ~ and J o'clock yesterday.
Tho house was used as place for gluiug
the inside OF turpentino barrels and
there was also considerable gluiue mate
rial stored there. The prccautiou had been
taken OF isolaung thc house from the rest
Of che yard on account OF the iunammablc
nature Of les contents. and this accounts
FOR the small lose incurred
An alarm was sounded Ia which tho fire.
mon ON the western side OF the ctfy> re-
spouded. The place being somewhat dim
cult 81 access the flames had FUN pos
session when the nremeu reached the
seen" and Tot in READINGS FOR work They
saw 10 t. however that an possibility or
further danger WIS pat an end TO The
loss Is estimated 80 about son
The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-24
STAFF CAPTAIN noNNETr.
Here on n Tour Of Inspection 81 sal
walton Army work.

stan Captain " r Bennett OF the sal
walton Army arrived IN the city yesterday
from Jacksonville and conducted me SER
vices on tho street ana 90 the ban last
night Tho Captain Is on tour 81 his
district. which includes Georgia. Florida.
Alabama. Mississippi ana Louisiana. lie
speaks favorable OF the work whi.h has
been accomplished here and expresses the
opinion that the foundation has been laid
for a much more important work Serv-
ices will be conducted at the army hall
al ii2 President street. west. tonight BY
Can't. Bennett. assisted by the officers IN
charge OF the local work.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-24
CORDS ron CAMPAIGN MATS.

Regulation Permits Their Use by
Officers IN the service.
col. Iawton announced IN the meeting
OF the board OF officers that a section Of
tho regulations permits officers 20 wear a
cord Upon their campaigns hats. such
a cord serves to assist IN the distinguish
usant OF an officer from an enlisted man
while the service uniform Is worn. The
matter was mentioned as Information.
and IL r. probable that the officers viii
provide themselves with CORDS for their
hatA u
The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-24

"Grayhoard broke NJ rheumatism on
me" says Mr. Chas Thomas. the Jew
eier on Whitaker street And put mo In
better health than l have enjoyed in a
long time"
The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-24

Anong tho many beautiful and attrac-
tive sights that n Saturday night stroll
along Broughton street Yields IS Stern
berg a. CO.'S brilliant tewclry and dia-
mond establishment Visitors are wei
come I'D
The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-24

Take Graybeard Pills for that dizzy
feeurg-Lost appetite. and follow Il up
with a bottle Of Graybeard. II Is all YOU
need. Resress Drug CO.. sole props, sa-
y3nnah. Ga-ad
The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-24

or "a valuable eln for any occasion be-
fore seeing s,ernbcrE a COS maEnIn-
cont exhibit ~ nne diamonds. sterling
silverware icwelry. bric-a-brac. etc.
Their display Of fine cut glassware g.
worth travelling miles 20 see-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-24
sternbcrs a Co. Pay {

For old gold Of every description Don
save up useless broken or antique orua
ments. Convert them into cash.-ad
The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-24

Graybeard may be obtained at all drug
stores or write 70 us FOR 10, Respess Drug
Co, sole props. Savannah, Ga.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-24

"Graybcard d "a family medicine with
US" said prominent business man YES.
terday My wife takes Il. ana | motto.
che is enjoying better health than Tor
years. The children keep well by taking
It,"
The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-24

Frederic Remington. the artist. began
drawing when q very small boy and al
his subject.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-24
At REsr ~ LAUREL GROVE.
Mrs. Henrietta ~trobhRr Hurled
From - Paui'~ Church.


The funeral OF Mrs Henrietta D. stroa-
har took place yesterday afternoon no Q
was nllod with the many amuathzirE
friends great number of whom also
went To Laurel Grove Cemetery. where
the burial was made. R,v J. T.. t4.ly
conducted the services. and the choir Of
enc church sang Is number of hymns
Many and beauufu offerings of flowers
were made
The active pan bearers wore Mesrs a.
H. strobbar. 70 n. OnNer Htm1ns oliver.
Frank "a oliver. Sullivan oliver aud
Frank L. Purse. The honorary plu heur-
crs were Messrs H. - Morgan. W b.
Metzeer. John R'Eaaon. vs.. r. Gibson.
Lester Hubbeil and John ~ Elton.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-24
THOSE WHO SPEAK AND SING.
Programme Of the Annual Dinner Of
the ~. Andrews society.

Programme Of the Annual Dinner OF
the -. Andrews society.
The programme Of toasts With those
who are 10 respond 90 them. has 8 an
made up for the one hundred ana afte,b
annual dinner OF the ST. Andrews So
cicty. which IS 20 be given at the oe
Soto on the evening 90 Nov. g. Tie
programme also includes those WHO 4re
10 sing The ncwly-electcd pfes.de.t
capt Henry McAipin. viii act as to,st-
master. Milling position that NIFTY years
ago was nllcd by his grandfather. whose
name he bears 10 f. worthy e note
that IL was AZ an annual meeting exact
U.s. nfty years after tho election o. tie
grandfather that the grandson was els-
waited 20 the highest position TO tho o.
ciety
Following IS the programme.
"The Pious and Immortal Memory
Of 81 Andrew ....Rt Rev a. X Nelson
song-'The Queen" MIR r. * pemm.rd
THE President Of tho United
states" .........-...... Col A g. Lawtop
Song star spangled Baunef"
.......................... Mr vs. r Blois
Land o Cakes and Bohale Burns"
..........................J Judge Il FllHraut
Song ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Mr J. 81 Dougan
"Our sister Societies and Invited
Guests ...................Alr j. a. Butner
Song ........................ Mr.. G A Cuhurr
Savannah the Home Of our Ado7-
ton" ...................,...M r r. II Ofiver
SONG .....................Mr George Beckett
An. the Bonnie Lassies" Nj a P.Wfirbt
Song .........."...."".MT W. \. Reeves
The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-24

A High-Grado Institution Tor Ladies -
Shorter College, Rome, Ca. Write for
catalogue.-sd.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-24

Forty years IN tne market stnl booming
with greater SALES than ever. Cooks Inn
pcrial Extra Dry Champagnc.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-24
TIL NDERROLT
FREIsHT AND PARCEL ON


" Isl IND CAR.
Car leaves west side q city market fo'
West End 500 a. IN and every - minutes
thereafter during the day until II 20 g 20.
Leaves West End az s.N a m. and o..
cry - minutes thereafter during the lay
until 1900 o'clock midnight
II NJ LOTION. Cen. Manager
The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-24
Sill Or HOPE RT AND B2u

For Isle Of HOPE. Montgomery T-..f..
bolt. Cattle Park and West Ert
Daily except Sundays. Subject to
without notice
The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-24

MONTGOMERY

Lv city for Mongry Lv Montromerg
s % am from Tenth : Is am Tor Tenn,
? - pm from Tenth / H. pm 10 v-0f.
80 pm from Tenth % pm To- Tert,