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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-22
BIDS AND PROPOSALS.

ron RENT--lelnt No. 3 OF Bltier ua's
II p Mclaughlin, phone 10
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NOTICE.
Our purpo.c is to handle all good
stocks placed with us for sale, vs. in
wife business and refer to any bank or
good business firm In Houston
We offer now Scahoard OH Company
and National oil and Pipe Line Com.
pany and other good stocks. can, write
or wire for prices.
Geo. l.. Porter Il Son,
20 206ia Main Street
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STTI1 1TION wanted by q good; nones.
coiored boy to work around me y ssr,l
] tng 10 work Please call or address ~
onge oiS Main street
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IrAAIiI cures when al else has
n, ps William Clark and Blanche
Eksnnek, Graduates of American Schunl
under Dr.. A. L. Still.
vi inc sclence, kirksville, Mo.
= .. Mason block. 25
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DIAMOND MOVING COMPANY has larg
est vans. best help aud prompt service
Onice Goggan's music store 800 Main
street. PHONES 1927. ~
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PAY UIGn PRICE CASH for old clothing.
ladies' aud genticmen's clothes, hats
shoes etc. drop n card and VIII call.
IA Sllycrherg 2i3 Milan, 90
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ET SOCIETIES.

MAGNOLIA CAMP No.
IA W. o. w, meets In
". o. W. hail, lib Con
rress avenue, third floor.
\ tonight, 1880 o'clock. All
. Woddmen invited.
~ : /. Westhcimer, G. c.
Al A. Grant, Clerk.
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PERSONAL.

EswERS--
Eements remaining In the office
81 for the week ending April
|Sounr Man: 1876; 1907 81: III
In. 1877: 1878 "a; 302S; 3D33;
kSl l3: 1T0i; 1904: 1854; 1880
.ronk ~; 1881; 1856; 30S1; 16S2
f2l; Help %; II. y. s.; 1893;
Hiss; 1850, 1855: 1877: Kentucky
lon. 1872 e.: 1862: 1872; 3jl3;
lila, 63; 1911; 3015 (2i; 1915;
|pernarcnt tn; 1857; 30IS t5l.
Isis i3); Saddle; 1850; 1i0; state
"a In; 1920; 1915; 30S1; 1921 l2l,
Tisi7 ,2); 1890 t2): 40; 3oI4
i620, Z. II. A. IA; 800, 1875
j 200: 1850 t4).
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II CNPLAN. at POS Milan street near
Franklin pays highest prices for gentle:
mcu's old clothing and shoes; send postal
card; will call "
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WATTS of Galveston, clnirau-
s sru elalrvoyant medium: 1895 Con,
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FINANCIAL.

a LIMITED amount Of stock In the Hous
ton'Beaumont OH Company is now being
offered at rs cents per share; write or
call on the undersigned for particulars.
Houston Land and Trust Company. Hous
ton, Texas. 20
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-13
MANV pESEnENTS

ofour city are thoroughly acquainted with, and know
OF miraculous cures that DR.. Thacher's Liver and
Blood Syrup has made. In other nearby towns and
cities the same success has been attended with those
who use the old established remedy.
The liver is the greatest blood cleansing organ of
the human body When working as Nature intended
II should 1t removes all excretions 1t per-
forms the double office OF separating impurities from
the blood and secreting a very necessary fluid the
bile. When the functions of the liver become i'm
paired the poisonous products are retained in the
system and promote the gravest maladies bilious
ness, insomnia, dyspepsia. vertigo and Nervous De-
pllty III these diseases are not promptly and care
FULLY looked after they become chronic and difficult
70 cure Is of vital Importance that you give i'm
mediate heed to any warning OF trouble, such as
headache nausea, salow complexion. constipation,
pains under shoulder blades, coated tongue, sour
stomach and dizziness
The only sure and safe way TO keep the liver in
perfect and healthful condition is use a remedy
IKE DR., TT achers Liver and Blood Syrup that goes
right to the parts affected This cure is natural and
sure Since 1872 DR. Thatcher Liver and Blood Syrup
and nr TEACHERS Liver Medicine dry have been
on the market. During this time thousands have
been benefited by using them
Besides enecting permanent cures for all Liver
and Blood diseases IL acts a tonic to the entire
human system, building 1t up and energizing IT,
Thousands of voluntary testimonials ought TO be
valuable In proving dr remedy the best Don de-
lay In giving 1t trial ltcosts rs in dry form
or 50 cents per bottle liquid at your druggist II he
won supply you. will bNt ask your druggist first
We are at Chattanooga, Tenn. Thatcher Medicine Co.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-13
CITY OFFICIALS CONFIDENT.
Believe Ground Rents Case Will BE
Decided in City'S Fa~or.

Aldermen and city officials who have
been heard to express themselves upon the
matter do not apprehend that the deci-
sion of the United States Supreme Court
in the ground rent lots case now pending
will be against the city. On the contra
ry, they show rather marked confidence
that the decision will be in the cty's ia
vor. One city official declared that he
was as certain that such would be the re-
suit as he could well be of any litiga ton.
In the state court the city has won.
Should the case go against the city, 1t
is not improbable that suits for the recov-
cry of taxes paid under protest upon
ground rent lots since 1890 would be
brought. In that event, the claims might
aggregate about 100000. In 1890 the lots
were taxed for the first time. The city
tax digest for 1891 shows that $22 12.55
was paid in in taxes on the lots. Since
that time the amount has decreased year
ly, owing to many of the lots having been
acquired in fee simple. Last year the
taxes on the lots amounted to $14,15S.69.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-13
TO HONOR ITS DEAD
SAVANNAH IS MAKING PREPAR-
ATIoNs FOR MEMORIAL DAY.
OBSERVANCE TO BE GENERAL.
MANY COMPANIES AND oRGANIZA-
TONS TO BE IN LINE.

Savannah Is Second to No City in the
South in the Respect 1t shows to
the Memory of Confederate Dead
and Living-observance of Me
mortal Day Is Always signal-Mili-
tary Will BE Out in Strength-Sa-
lutte viii BE Fired by the Chatham
Arti1Iery-Address at the Guards
Hall at Night.
Savannah shows it's respect for the
memory of dead Confederates to an ex-
tent that is commensurate with the great
heroism displayed by the city's sons in
the numbers in which they departed for
service in the Southern army and in the
valor they showed on many stricken
field. No city in the South enters more
earnestly than Savannah into preparation
for Memorial Day, April %, and in no city
is the observance more elaborate.
In no respect will the honor done the
dead Confederetes this Memorial Day be
lacking. The day will be observed as a
holiday, and all loyal sons of the South
will Join in reverence for the soldier dead.
The afternoon will be devoted especially
to the exhibition of the respect and ven
Grafton in which Savannah holds those
who fought it's battles.
The military is always the chief feature
of the Memorial Day observance. This
year it will eclipse anything seen for sew
eral years, as practically all the white
commands in the city are expected to
participate in the parade. The command
ing officers have signifed their intention
of having their commands out.
Gen. w. w. Gordon is managing the
preparations for the parade. This will be
formed at 4:3O o'clock in the afternoon,
and many troops will be in line. The es-
cort of the First Infantry has been ac-
cepted by the Confederate Veterans AS
ISOLATION and by the Lafayette McLaws
Camp, letters of acceptance having been
received by Col T. S. Wylly, Jr., in
which the organizations expressed the
pleasure it gave them to receive the ten
der of the regiments escort. The COM
mand will parade in the picturesque ser
wee uniform.
The Savannah Volunteer Guards will
parade, and it is possible that the newly
organized veterans corps may be in line
The Georgia Hussars will appear mount
ed, and the Chatham Artillery will also
participate. The last command will be in
vited to fire the salute in honor of the
dead. Both organizations of Confederate
Veterans, the Sons of Veterans and the
Children of the Confederacy will be in
line.
AS is the custom. the parade will halt
at the Confederate monument, in the Mill
tary Parade Ground, where chaplets will
be deposited. From the monument the
march will be to Laurel Grove Cemetery
where the graves will be decked with gar
lands and wreaths,
Permission has bden granted the Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy by Col Wylly to
ust the Regimental Armory to make the
hundreds of wreaths that will be used
for decorations. He has addressed a let
ter to Mrs A. B. Hull, president of the
chapter, extending the privilege.
At the Guards Hall, the night of April
26 the Memorial Day exercises will be
concluded. The address will be delivered
by Capt. Louis G. Young
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-13
DECLINES FRANCHISE
MR. LESTER WILL NOT ACCEPT
TERMS OF ORDINANCE.
ASKS FOR NOTIFICATIONS.
COULD NOT BUILD RAILWAY UNDER
THE FRANCHISE GRANTED.

Letter to the Mayor and Aldermen
Declines the Franchise-CIaimed
That Streets Granted Are Nearly
Half Mile Apart and That no
Means of Connecting Is Given-Mr.
Lester Asks That Requested
Changes He Grantcd-SiNty Days
Allowed for the Acceptance of the
Franchise VIII Soon Expire.
The Vernon Shell Road Company will
not accept the franchise granted it under
a city ordinance of Feb. % for street
railway line. 1t was thought it would not
do so. but an authoritative statement to
that effect has been lacking. Mr. d. b.
Lester, representing the petitioning conf
pany, has now given formal notice.
A letter has been addressed to the
Mayor and Aldermen by Mr.. Lester, oe-
claring that the terms of the ordinance
are unsatisfactory. 1t has been filed with
the clerk of Council and will be present
ed to that body al its meeting next
week The letter is as follows:
1.-The franchise given to the Vernon
Shell Road Company under an ordinance
passed some weeks ago cannot be used,
as the streets granted for the use of con-
structing another street railway are near
ly a half mile apart, without any con-
nection at either end
"Of course. no one will invest money in
a railroad having only two spur tracks
according TO the privilege given under
the above ordinance. We trust that your
honora Die body will give us a southern
80. TOM
rary uss of Bay street for a fourth track,
and as soon as condemnation proceedings
can be had and one of the Parsons
tracks on Bay street condemned, we Will
take UP the fourth track We hope that
the Mayor and aldermen will take this
matter up at once and make the changes
asked for"
Mr. Lester was seen yesterday, and he
expressed regret that he had not been
met more generously by the City Council.
His position has been that the citys in
terests would be greatly benefited by the
establishment of such a railway system
as he and those associated with him mad
in view, and he feels that the public
veal should demand the granting of the
concessions he asks.
Sixty days were allowed by the ordi-
nance for Mr.. Testers acceptance of the
rights, privileges ana concessions extend
ed. The term would have been up on
April %. and the franchise would have
then gone by default had no answer been
received from Mr.. Lester. II now re-
mains to be seen whether Council VIII
modify the ordinance so as to grant what
the petitioning company desires.
The disposition of the ordinance viii
probably have effect upon the second Pc
tition the Vernon Shell Road Company
has before Council This is for certain
additional rights of way along streets
that run parallel with and near the Sa-
vannah river. Council Mayor Myers said,
has been postponing the consideration of
and action upon that petition until it
might be discovered whether or not Mr..
Lester intended TO accept the franchise
granted by the ordinance of Feb. IS.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-13
UNCLE SANS SALOON.
Government Serves Drinks But
stopped Free Lunches.


stopped Free Lunches.
Uncle Sam is running a saloon in Sa-
Vannah and closes up promptly at mid
night. There are other barmen who do
the same thing, but the long fellow goes
them one better and refuses point-blank
to cater to the free lunch disturbers. The
Morning News announced several days ag
that NJ S. Abrams. proprietor of the Pal
ace Saloon, on Bull street, had filed a
petition for bankruptcy, and that Mr.
Julian Schley had been appointed receiver
by Judge Speer. This did not mean that
the bar had been closed but that a repre-
sentative of the government had taken
charge of the stock of liquors and would
have men to serve drinks over the coun-
ter, as usual.
Before the government representatives
took charge of the saloon an elegant
lunch was served daily Receiver Schley,
however, shut down the lunch counter,
and the barroom has an altogether differ
ent appearance 1t smacks of federal au-
thority at first glance and when the
doors are closed and the lights are ex-
tinguished at the stroke of r. it is only
natural that questions are asked by those
who do not read the newspapers. There
is a side door to the place, a necessity
in all well-appointed saloons, but it has
been nailed up and the Law and Order
Leaguers can pass it up when they start
on their search for information Sunday
Uncle Sam is a particular individual and
he has no idea of violating the laws,
even though they are made by those
whom he rules.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-13
ron THE UNION PARSONAGE.
Mission Circle, Kings Daughters, to
Give an Excursion to Wilmington.


Give an Excursion to Wilmington.
Mission Circle of Kings Daughters will
give an excursion to Wilmington Island,
April IS, the proceeds to be used to help
in building a parsonage for the Union
Church of the Island, which last summer
was erected through the efforts of the cir
Gle.
The boat that will be chartered for the
occasion will be selected later. 1t will
leave Savannah in the morning, touch at
Thunderbolt, and then go to Wilmington.
In the afternoon, probably about O'Clock.
it will return to Thunderboit then make
a trip TO Warsaw Sound, coming back to
the city by moonlight.
The arrangements for the proposed trip
are in the hands of Mrs T. B. Chisholm,
the president of the circle AS Mrs.
Chisholm was mainly instrumental in Sc
curing for the retail clerks the early clos
ing of the stores last summer, these clerks
will take an active interest in the ex-
curson and help in every way possible
to make it a success. Indeed. it is the
purpose of Mrs. Chisholm to try to get
the merchants to close half day on the
26th, and thus give their employees an
opportunity of going on the second trip
of the steamer to the sound.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-13
ROBBED OFFICE SAFE.
Burglar Got S53 From Mark Apples
Carriage store.


The carriage and wagon establishment
of Mark Apple No. 800 Broughton street.
west, was burg.arized some time night be-
fore last and $50 in cash was taken from
the iron safe in the office.
The robbery was discovered when the
store was opend yesterday morning and
was reported at once TO police headquar-
tiers. Superintendent Reilly assigned De-
tective Murphy TO work on the case and
George Sledge, a negro employed by Mr..
Apple as porter. was arrested by the de-
tectve after a complete INVESTIGATION.
Sledge denies his guilt and the evidence
against him is purely circumstantiaL He
made conflicting statements as to his
whereabouts, but the police have little
hope of convictng him.
The safe had not been tightly locked
when the store was closed for the night,
and the robber had no trouble in getting
al the money drawer. The several boxes
were taken in the cellar and thoroughly
searched by the burglar. Only the money
was taken and valuable papers were left
in the cellar undisturbed. The robber left
the place through the cellar door opening
into Broughton street lane. He entered
the place in the same way.
As soon as Detective Murphy had view
ed the surroundings he felt satisfied that
the cellar door had been left unlocked so
that the negro would have no trouble In
getting in the place. The officer was in
formed that the negro had been in the
cellar several times on Thursday and was
convinced at once that he was the guilty.
party. Footprints leading to the door
were visible, but Sledge denied that he
had been in that direction. His shoe was
taken off and placed in one of the marks
by the detective. 1t fit exactly and the
new heel-p.ate left its undlsputable stamp
in the soft soil Sledge was placed under
arrest Immediately and sent to the police
station house as a suspicious character.
He stated that he lives a No. 12O Duffy
street lane, east, and that he had not
left his. home Thursday night. A search
of the house failed to bring any of the
money to light and only 81 was found on
the prisoner. Sledges wife stated that
her husband went out after supper and
that she ironed until midnight, She fell
asleep in a chair at that time and says
that she had slept probably two hours
when her husband came in.
Sledge was familiar with the Office and
the cellar and, the police say, knew that
frequently the safe lock did not catch.
Their theory is that he noticed this when
the store was closed Thursday night, and
left the cellar door open so that he could
return and get the money The negro will
be given preliminary examination by Re
corder Myrick in Police Court this MORN
ing.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-13
STREET REPAIRERS BUSY.
Many Places on the Asphalt Streets
Need Their Attention.

Neeu
The force of asphalt pavement repairers
of the Southern Asphalt Paving Com
pany, which has the contract to keep the
asphalt streets in Savannah in repair, is
now at work on Broughton street The
Eastern end of that street has been given
the attention of the PAYERS, and they are
now working west of Bull street.
Better work is being done by the repair
force, Alderman Watson, chairman of the
Committee on Streets and Lanes, says,
than ever before. More care is being
shown in the work. and less regard foe
expense incurred is displayed. This does
rot mean that the work is done eXtrava-
gantly. but that it Is done we'll and no
niggardly attempts to save by imperfect
repairing are made. A great deal of the
asphalt has become rotten through in
sufficient attention having been devoted
to it. This necessitates great sections of
1t being taken up in places and replaced
with new material.
once or twice since the repair force
has been a work there have been delays
occasioned by the failure of supplies of
asphalt to arrive from New York This
has prevented the work from progressing
as rapidly was expected of it. Some
complaint has been heard about the state
of the tracks of the street railway where
the Barnard street line crosses Liberty
street and Oglethorpe avenue. The as
phalt was torn up in putting in the double
tracks. and the PAYERS have not yet
made the repairs. There are other places
where repairs are needed just as badly.
Director OF Public Works Gadsden says,
and there is no reason why the force
should be taken from one street where it's
attention is required and transferred to
another where matters are no worse. The
bad places on Oglethorpe avenue and Lib
erty streets will be reached in time. The
street railway company pays for the res
toraton of the asphalt where it was
disturbed by laying tracks.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-13
NOT MURDERER MCKINNEY.
Badly Wanted Screven County Negro
Not Arrested.

Sheriff Thompson of Screven county ar
rived in the city yesterday morning for
the purpose of identifying a negro sup.
posed TO have been Mathew Mckinney,
a member of the black malta of that
county.
An account of the negro's arrest at
the Ocean Steamship Companys wharves
by Detective Wall was published in the
Morning News. While the prisoner great
~ resembled Mckinney, Sheriff Thomp-
son saw at once that he was not the man
wanted.
The negro arrested is Harmon Stern and
fits the description given of the badly
wanted Screven county negro. Mckinney
is said to have been the leader of the ne
groes who banded themselves together FOR
the purpose of exterminating the whites
in that section of Georgia. There is "a
reward of $500 for his arrest.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-13
MARTIN WANTS DAMAGES.
Drummer Suing Employers for Al
legged False imprisonment.


E. S. Martin, who describes himself as
a travelling salesman. filed suit in the
City Court yesterday against the firm of
Eldred Smkins & Co. The plaintiff wants
$4,000 damages for false Imprisonment.
In his petition to the court, Martin sets
forth that the defendants, on April 6, last.
were manufacturers and dealers in patent
medicines and he in their employ as
travelling salesman. The firm of Eldred
Simkins & Co. is composed of Eldred
Simkins and William E. Guerrard.
on the date named the plaintiff had in
his possession certain written recommen-
dations of the wares of the defendants,
which he was using to advayse the sale
of these articles in the territory in which
he operated.
On that day the defendants directed
Superintendent of Police heiily
TO arrest or cause the ar
rest of the plaintiff, and on the same
day SUpt. Reilly wired the town marshal
of Cordele, where Martin then was
to arrest him. Acting in accordance with
the instructions. received by him through
the superintendent of police here, the
lONH Sidl pidNCQ Wal III AAANSA -
rest.
He was arrested, so his petition alleges,
on a charge of larceny after trust and was
locked up in the town Jail for safekeep-
ing. There he remained over night and
until noon of the following day, when he
was released.
He charges that the Imprisonment was
wrongful and without justification and
that through it has suffered loss of repu-
tation, of business standing among those
with whom he makes his living and of
personal credit. He says further, that ne
suffered great mental agony and suffer-
ing by reason of the false Imprisonment,
and that this he continues to suffer Mar
tin is represented by Messrs. A. p.
Wright and O'Connor, O'Byrne Hart
ridge
A few days ago Martin had impending
over him trouble of another sort. Theirs
was young woman from Florida in Sa-
vannah seeking Martin. 1t was feared that
If the two met, she would not be
content with the use of whip-indeed,
she had talked little of using a more
dangerous weapon and at the instance Of
Martin sne was required to give bond to
keep the peace. So far she has kept It,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-13
WET WEATHER COMING.
Rain Predicted for Both To-day and
Tomorrow.

The ideal weather of the last several
days was marred yesterday by threaten
ing clouds. which last night brought rain.
The fall was very slight, but more is
predicted for to-day.
The maximum temperature yesterday,
which occurred at 1:15 O'Clock in the af
ternoon, was 81 degrees. and the mini
mum at O'Clock in the morning, was SO,
giving a mean of 60 degrees, which is
below the normal. and increasing the ac-
cumulated deficiency for the month to 43
degrees aud that of the year. since the
Jan. l. to 200. The excess of rainfall
since April /, is .9s of an inch, and the
accumulated excess since Jan. !, "a OF an
inch.
The state forecast for to-day is rain
with east winds, fresh to brisk on the
coast; tomorrow, fair in western, rain
in eastern part
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-13
The Only Limited Train.

operated every day in the week from Sa-
vannah is via the Seaboard Air Line
Railway.The famous Florida and Metro
politan Limited" leaves Savannah daily
al 15O p. m, railroad time for Southern
Pines, Pinehurst, Richmond, Washington
ton and New York; also the Florida Fast
Mail leaves Savannah daily at 1853 p. M
for all Eastern cities. For tickets, etc,
phone No. IS or call at ticket office, cor
ner Bull and Bryan streets.-ad.